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The preeminent podcast for all things drones, defense tech, defense policy, and modern warfare. Featured guests include industry leaders, policy experts, military warfighters, business titans, and many more. Hosted by Steve Simoni, co-founder and President of Allen Control Systems.
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Signup to Generate a PitchThe preeminent podcast for all things drones, defense tech, defense policy, and modern warfare. Featured guests include industry leaders, policy experts, military warfighters, business titans, and many more. Hosted by Steve Simoni, co-founder and President of Allen Control Systems.
The Drone Ultimatum is hosted by Allen Control Systems (ACS). The show has published 102 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "How the FCC Is Shaping the Future of American Drones | Adam Chan" (30 October 2026, 53 minutes), "Distributed Radar, AI, and the Future of Counter-UAS | Matthew Kling, MatrixSpace" (23 October 2026, 68 minutes), and "The Business of Drone Autonomy: Hardware, Defense, and AI | Stefan Hrabar, Emesent" (19 October 2026, 65 minutes).
The Drone Ultimatum publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 62 minutes across 102 episodes.
Booking probability for The Drone Ultimatum is 34%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. The Drone Ultimatum requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. The Drone Ultimatum's contact route on record: verified email.
The strongest fits for The Drone Ultimatum are Scientific Research & Development and IT Services & Software Development. The Drone Ultimatum has a technology audience.
Allen Control Systems (ACS) hosts The Drone Ultimatum, a technology podcast with 102 episodes published.
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Adam Chan is the Senior National Security Counsel at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Request an invitation to The Drone Ultimatum Summit 2026 at the link here! Follow the show! Spotify...
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Matt Kling is the Vice President and General Manager of AI Systems at MatrixSpace, a company developing compact, low-cost radar systems for counter-drone defense, airspace monitoring, and autonomous operations. Matt on...
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What happens when a drone needs to navigate underground, inside a building, or in an environment where GPS is unavailable? Dr. Stefan Hrabar is the Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer of Emesent, an Australian...
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Malin Crewse and LeGrand Crewse are brothers and co-founders of Corvus Industries, where LeGrand serves as CEO and Malin as CTO. Corvus is developing small, low-cost kinetic interceptors designed to counter drones at...
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Derek McBride, Portfolio Manager in the Autonomous Warfare portfolio at the Department of War Innovation Unit (DIU), joins the show to discuss how the Pentagon is approaching drones, autonomy, and the defense industrial...
Josh Giegel is the Founder and CEO of Gambit AI, an autonomous systems software company building technology to coordinate teams of robots. Before founding Gambit, Josh worked at SpaceX on the Merlin 1D engine and...
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Brian Taylor is the Founder & CEO of Lux Aeterna, a startup developing the world's first fully reusable satellite for high-tempo, reliable, and flexible timelines in orbit. Brian on LinkedIn...
Read the Global Drone Threat Report (2026): https://dronesec.com/resources/d479e340-f78f-11f0-ab58-9f Listen to our first podcast with Mike: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f2utl1hG9Fc Mike Monnik, founder and CEO of...
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Bohdan Volyanyuk is the co-founder and COO of Autonomous Cyber, a company building autonomous capabilities for offensive cyber operations. Bohdan on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bohdanvolyanyuk/ Autonomous...
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Alex Fink is the President & US CEO of Swarmer (NASDAQ: SWMR), helping drones fly autonomously, without pilots, and work together in large teams. Alex on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/temuchin43/ Swarmer...
Russell Smith is the co-founder and CEO of 9 Mothers, a startup building autonomous systems for military use. Russell on X: https://x.com/rhs?s=20 9 Mothers: https://9mothers.com/ Follow the show! Steve on X...
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Luke Allen is the co-founder and Chief Technology Officer at Allen Control Systems. Scott Hutchins is the Chief Product Officer at Allen Control Systems. Allen Control Systems: https://www.allencontrolsystems.com/...
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Nic Adams is the Director of Government Relations at Overland AI. Nic on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nic-adams208/ Overland AI: https://www.overland.ai/ Steve on X: https://x.com/StevenSimoni Steve on...
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Omar Javaid is the CEO of Rampart Communications, a company that provides resilient wireless communications with physical layer encryption, protecting against cyber and EW threats. Omar on LinkedIn...
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Stephen Ziegenfuss is the Co-Founder of Vertical Autonomy, a company building next-generation unmanned systems. Stephen on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephen-ziegenfuss-6139546/Vertical Autonomy...
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Brett Velicovich is the founder of Powerus and a former intelligence professional who spent years supporting special operations and drone missions before working alongside frontline units in Ukraine. Brett on LinkedIn...
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Yadin Soffer, co-founder and CEO of Traysar Industries, joins Steve to discuss why the future of warfare may be shifting beneath the surface. Yadin on X: https://x.com/yadinsoffer Yadin on Linkedin...
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Defense venture capital has entered a new era. In this episode, Steve Simoni speaks with Vardan Gattani, Partner at 645 Ventures, about why investors are increasingly focused on national security, how defense startups...
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In this episode, Steve sits down with Dennis DeMeyere, Co-Founder and CEO of Autonomous Production. Manufacturing capacity has become a strategic advantage. As drones, autonomous systems, and precision weapons reshape...
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Jason Zins is the Founder and Managing Partner of Nomi Capital. Nomi Capital invests across defense, aerospace, manufacturing, space, energy, and national security technologies. Jason shares how his team evaluates...
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