FUTURE FRONTIERS _ PODCAST
FUTURE FRONTIERS _ PODCAST
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in collaboration withJoin us as we explore the people, technologies and ideas shaping the future of defence across NATO and allied nations.
Through candid conversations with founders, operators, investors and military leaders, we uncover the innovations redefining security.
Join us as we explore the people, technologies and ideas shaping the future of defense across NATO and allied nations.
Through candid conversations with founders, operators, investors and military leaders, we uncover the innovations redefining security.
Timur Arshavin, Strategic Advisor to Skyward Ukraine
In this episode, we talk to Timur Arshavin, Strategic Advisor to Skyward Ukraine, an independent nonprofit that mobilises international private funding to procure and deploy proven air defence solutions to protect Ukrainian lives and critical infrastructure.
We discuss Skyward’s origins, NATO and Europe’s rearming efforts, where defence start-ups are struggling with procurement and investment, the innovations grabbing their attention, emerging trends and what defence technology could look like five years from now.
Shield Space - Defensive capabilities for an increasingly contested space domain
In this episode, we talk with Graeme Ritchie, founder of Shield Space, a company developing defensive capabilities for an increasingly contested space domain.
We discuss advanced orbital warfare, the need for manoeuvre and options, space-based force projection, the potential threats from debris and high-altitude nuclear effects, and the challenge of keeping orbital environments usable.
Planetfall - a novel payload-to-point delivery system to avoid air defences
In this episode, we speak to Victor Süsskind, founder of Planetfall, building the infrastructure layer between air and space.
Focused on ‘near space’, Planetfall uses high-altitude balloons to lift payloads above weather and much of conventional air defence, before releasing a guided parafoil to deliver them to a target.
We get into the technology, the operational thinking behind it, and why near-space systems could become increasingly important to future warfare.
Battle Bottle - an AI brain to make the most cost-optimised drone deployment decisions
In this episode, we talk with Francis Jones, founder of Battle Bottle, a UK defence tech company developing an AI brain that sits between sensors and effectors to make the most cost-optimised drone deployment decisions.
We discuss how to reduce decision fatigue as operators have an increasing number of uncrewed systems at their disposal, how AI can help improve the cost asymmetry of modern warfare, the growing role of simulation in training and developing autonomous systems, and the future of human-machine teaming.
Nova Blue Technologies - How Defence Can Harness AI Without Creating New Risks
In this episode we talk to David Collins OBE at Nova Blue Technologies, to explore some of the fastest-moving challenges facing defence and critical industries.
We discuss whether AI is democratising offensive cyber capabilities faster than organisations can respond, how human error continues to underpin many successful breaches, whether cybersecurity awareness training needs a complete rethink, and how defence companies can harness AI without creating new risks.
Tanner Yackley - Former MQ-9 Reaper Instructor turned uncrewed systems, human factors and autonomy expert
In this episode, we talk with former MQ-9 Reaper Instructor turned uncrewed systems, human factors and autonomy expert, Tanner Yackley
Having supported over 1,000 combat missions and accumulated more than 3,400 flight hours, Tanner brings his first-hand experience of operating advanced autonomous systems to discuss the rapid evolution of uncrewed systems, the role of AI-enabled capabilities, and how human-machine integration will shape the next generation of defence operations.
Ghost Shift - helping governments and industry achieve information dominance
In this episode, we talk with Tom Sefton-Collins, a former GCHQ operational leader turned founder of Ghost Shift, a British defence technology company helping governments and industry achieve information dominance.
We discuss Europe's rearmament, why information has become a strategic capability in its own right, the challenges defence organisations face when navigating vast amounts of data, and how Ghost Shift is helping to make faster, better-informed decisions through intelligent software.
C2GRID - 3D environments to better understand battlespaces
In this episode, we speak with Heiti Kruusmaa, Co-founder and COO of C2GRID, a European defence tech company transforming drone footage into near real-time, hyper realistic 3D environments to give operators a richer understanding of the battlespace.
We discuss how the character of warfare is changing, the growing importance of geospatial intelligence, the challenges of making sense of vast amounts of battlefield data, and how AI-powered 3D reconstruction is helping commanders make better-informed decisions.
RE-liON - Super Cognition for Tactical Performance Optimisation
In this episode, we talk to Christian Haarmeijer, the founder and CEO of RE-liON, a European defence technology company that develops immersive training, human performance optimisation, and decision-support systems for military and security organisations.
EDT Ventures - Supporting and Scaling Critical Technologies
In this episode, we talk to Hugo Jammes, former British Army Officer, former Managing Partner of the UK’s National Security Strategic Investment Fund (NSSIF) now general partner at EDT Ventures.
We talk about the current geopolitical situation, the trends in defence investing, the dangers of innovation theatre, the NATO emerging technologies strategy and the need to think internationally.