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Military technology, trends, and national security...presented with unique insights, salt, and wit from combat aviator veterans and industry experts.Fence in for interviews and anecdotes about the ins, outs, and happenings at the intersection of technology, industry,…
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E61 – Rebuilding the Test Playbook with Nominal (opens the original)
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Test is where new military hardware goes to wait. Mike sits down with Jenn Wilson, Head of Federal at Nominal, to talk about test and evaluation, the least glamorous gate between a program and the warfighter. Nominal builds test data infrastructure for hardware. Founded in 2022 by Anduril, Palantir, and Lockheed Martin alumni, it reached a $1 billion valuation in March. Jenn’s take is that acceleration comes from optimizing what you test for. Cutting test points is the wrong lever. Topics includ
E60 – GPS-Free Navigation (opens the original)
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How do systems operate when GPS disappears? Mike sits down with Kara Kramer , Vice President ofRaptor Sales at Vantor (formerly Maxar Intelligence), to discuss one of the most important challenges facing modern autonomous systems: operating when GPS is jammed, spoofed, or completely unavailable. We discuss vision-based navigation (VBN), 3D geospatialintelligence, and why resilient autonomy depends on more than just the drone itself. From electronic warfare to contested operations, this conversat
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