Drone Wars Podcast
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Description
The Drone Wars Podcast covers all things defense and geopolitics.
Created by Dan Magy, Founder and CEO of Firestorm Labs, its mission is to serve the warfighters, the builders and the innovators that all share one common goal: get the best technology into the hands of those on the frontlines.
Dan speaks with defense tech industry trailblazers, military leaders, venture capital experts, history buffs, engineers, pilots and more, diving deep into the most critical topics in the defense ecosystem.
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Inside Ukraine's Hidden Drone Factories: Brian Streem
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May 13, 2026 |
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Why 9 Out of 10 Drones in Ukraine Miss Their Targets: John Dulin
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May 06, 2026 |
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Tesla Invented the Drone in 1898 and We're Still Copying It: George Dougherty
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Apr 22, 2026 |
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Frontline Ukrainian Drone Operator Speaks Out and Warns America: Illya Sekirin
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Apr 15, 2026 |
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Ukraine's Elite Drone Unit Explains 65KM Bombers & Mothership FPVs: Major Yurii "Phoenix"
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Apr 08, 2026 |
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The Pacific War Plan, Information Warfare, and Leading Marines Into Battle: Duane Blank
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Apr 06, 2026 |
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We Need to Treat American Warfighters Better: Joe Musselman
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Apr 03, 2026 |
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New Wave of Consolidation in Defense Tech? Garrett Smith
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Apr 01, 2026 |
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Fiber Optic Drones in Ukraine Could Shape America's Future of Warfare: Troy Smothers
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Mar 25, 2026 |
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This is the Drone Wars Podcast
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Mar 19, 2026 |
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What Defense Gets Wrong About C-UAS: Nathan Mintz
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Mar 18, 2026 |
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The Frontlines Need this Contested Logistics Solution: Ian Muceus
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Mar 11, 2026 |
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Recoverable Systems Are The Future of Drone Warfare: Jeff Wright
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Mar 04, 2026 |
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Data Overload Can Be Deadly: Jackie Barbieri
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Feb 25, 2026 |
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Stanford Dropout Turned AI Founder at 20: Jarren Reid
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Feb 18, 2026 |
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The AI Arms Race with China: Andy Markoff
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Feb 11, 2026 |
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How He Ended Up Fighting in Ukraine: Lito Part I
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Feb 04, 2026 |
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Arriving On the Frontlines of Ukraine: Lito Part II
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Feb 04, 2026 |
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Combat Drone Pilot in Ukraine Speaks Out: Lito Part III
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Feb 04, 2026 |
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Ukraine Has the BEST Drones in the World: Lito Part IV
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Feb 04, 2026 |
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A Century of Drone Wars: Most Prominent Shifts in UAV Combat History
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Jan 28, 2026 |
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Becoming a Marine Raider Post 9/11: Mike Sims Part I
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Jan 21, 2026 |
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The West’s New Defense Marketplace: Mike Sims Part II
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Jan 21, 2026 |
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Taiwan, China and the Future of Drone Wars: Ellen Chang Part I
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Jan 08, 2026 |
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Taiwan’s Strategy and Scaling Tech for Modern Conflict: Ellen Chang Part II
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Jan 08, 2026 |
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Winning the Pacific with xCell: Chad McCoy
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Dec 31, 2025 |
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Most Viral Drone Moments of 2025
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Dec 24, 2025 |
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3D Printed Drones, Ukraine Lessons & Fixing DOD Lag: Joslyn Tarr
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Dec 17, 2025 |
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Jamie Dimon Drops a Bombshell for U.S. Defense: Dan Reacts
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Dec 10, 2025 |
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The Truth About Being a Defense Entrepreneur: Larsen Jenson Part II
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Dec 04, 2025 |
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America’s Defense Tech Revolution: Larsen Jenson Part I
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Dec 03, 2025 |
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Defense Tech Founder Reacts to Palmer Luckey on Rogan
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Nov 26, 2025 |
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What We Can Learn From Defense Tech Primes: Brandon Florian
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Nov 20, 2025 |
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Defense Is An Away Game, Stephen Rodriguez Part II
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Nov 13, 2025 |
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Defense Investor Insights, Stephen Rodriguez Part I
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Nov 12, 2025 |
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Former SpaceX Lead and Tech Founder, Karthik Gollapudi Part II
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Nov 06, 2025 |
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Former SpaceX Lead and Tech Founder, Karthik Gollapudi Part I
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Nov 04, 2025 |
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Big Jobs, Less Gov in Defense Tech: Hamlet Yousef Part II
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Oct 30, 2025 |
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Ukraine, Drones and VC: Hamlet Yousef Part I
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Oct 28, 2025 |
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Former Combat Pilot Lt. Col. Josh (Cabo) Gunderson, PART II
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Oct 23, 2025 |
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Former Combat Pilot Lt. Col. Josh (Cabo) Gunderson, PART I
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Oct 21, 2025 |
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General David H. Petraeus, PART II
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Oct 17, 2025 |
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General David H. Petraeus, PART I
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Oct 14, 2025 |
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Zane Mountcastle, CEO and Co-Founder of Picogrid
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Sep 29, 2025 |
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What if the First Responder Wasn't Human? - Brett Kanda | Part II
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Aug 01, 2025 |
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What if the First Responder Wasn't Human? - Brett Kanda | Part I
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Jul 30, 2025 |
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What Top VCs Look For in Defense: Beyond Just Great Tech | Aaron Jacobson
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Jul 17, 2025 |
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Warfare Rewritten: From DIY Drones to State-Scale Swarms - Sam Bendett | Part II
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Jul 10, 2025 |
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Warfare Rewritten: From DIY Drones to State-Scale Swarms - Sam Bendett | Part I
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Jul 09, 2025 |
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Breaking Free from GPS - Shaun Moore & Brett Harrison | Part II
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Jul 03, 2025 |
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Breaking Free from GPS - Shaun Moore & Brett Harrison | Part I
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Jul 01, 2025 |
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Inside the Machine: How Venture and Defense Collide - Chris Donaghey & James Cross | Part II
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Jun 25, 2025 |
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Inside the Machine: How Venture and Defense Collide - Chris Donaghey & James Cross | Part I
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Jun 24, 2025 |
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Manufacturing the Future: Defense Innovation and Autonomous Infrastructure - Travis Demeester
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Jun 17, 2025 |
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Boots, Boards & Breakthroughs - Jake Windle | Part II
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Jun 13, 2025 |
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Boots, Boards & Breakthroughs - Jake Windle | Part I
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Jun 11, 2025 |
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Ukraine's Spiderweb attack. | Sam Bendett
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Jun 06, 2025 |
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Founding the Fight: Startups and the Future of Defense - Nathan Mintz | Part II
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Jun 04, 2025 |
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Founding the Fight: Startups and the Future of Defense - Nathan Mintz | Part I
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Jun 02, 2025 |
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Drone Dominance: Inside Ukraine and Russia’s Tech Arms Race - Sam Bendett | Part II
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May 29, 2025 |
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Drone Dominance: Inside Ukraine and Russia’s Tech Arms Race - Sam Bendett | Part I
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May 28, 2025 |
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What It Takes to Build a War-Ready Drone - Florian Seibel | Part II
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May 20, 2025 |
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What It Takes to Build a War-Ready Drone - Florian Seibel | Part I
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May 19, 2025 |
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Defense at the Edge of Innovation | Part II
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May 13, 2025 |
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Defense at the Edge of Innovation | Part I
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May 10, 2025 |
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Future Ready: Drones, Doctrine, and the Fight for Overmatch | Part III
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May 04, 2025 |
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Future Ready: Drones, Doctrine, and the Fight for Overmatch | Part II
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May 04, 2025 |
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Future Ready: Drones, Doctrine, and the Fight for Overmatch | Part I
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May 03, 2025 |
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Drones in Combat: Ukrainian Pilots Speak Out
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Apr 18, 2025 |
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Lessons from Ukraine’s Top Drone Pilots
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Apr 17, 2025 |
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Drone Warfare in Ukraine: Insights from the Frontline
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Apr 16, 2025 |
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Ukraine’s Drone Strategy and U.S. Weaknesses
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Apr 10, 2025 |
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Ukraine’s Drone Tactics and Warfare with Brian Streem
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Apr 08, 2025 |
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Warfare Has Changed. Our Laws Haven’t.
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Apr 03, 2025 |
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Defense Tech, Drones, and the Future Fight with Tommy Hendrix
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Apr 01, 2025 |
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Autonomy Beneath the Waves: Underwater Drones
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Mar 25, 2025 |
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Drones Are Changing the Rules of War
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Mar 21, 2025 |
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Why Drones Are Now the Most Feared Weapon in Modern War
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Mar 18, 2025 |
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What’s Killing Defense Startups?
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Mar 04, 2025 |
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The Rise of Unmanned Warfare: Trends from the Battlefield
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Mar 04, 2025 |
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How Ukraine is Revolutionizing Drone Warfare
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Mar 02, 2025 |
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Lightfish: The 10-Foot Drone Changing Marine Science
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Feb 04, 2025 |
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Why the US Is Lagging In Unmanned Innovation: A Wake-Up Call
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Jan 28, 2025 |
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Why Tradition is Holding Us Hostage
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Jan 21, 2025 |
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Adapting To a New Battlefield: The U.S. Military's Innovation Challenge
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Jan 14, 2025 |
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Drone Wars Trailer
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Sep 26, 2024 |