National Defense Radio Show Archives

D-Fend Solutions Anti-Drone Technologies
Randy welcomes Jeffrey Starr, the Chief Marketing Officer at D-Fend Solutions, live from the ASUA Conference. Jeffrey will talk about his firm’s work in controlling the skies above, in particular, in countering and controlling dangerous drones. Jeffrey will walk us through why this type of tech is so crucial and how the mitigation of dangerous drones can take place.

Nick Francis Getting Us Moving With Polaris
We spoke with Nick Francis from Polaris at the AUSA Conference about his company’s decades of work in the recreational and working vehicle category. Nick filled us in on what the Polaris folks have in store for the men and women who wear the uniform of the U.S. Military.

US Army and Air Force Exchange Service at AUSA Conference
Lt. Col. Matt Cox with the US Army and Air Force Exchange Service joins the show to discuss an integral part of the everyday lives of our soldiers and their families. Randy and Matt discuss the new and improved mobile Exchange platform that can be loaded and dispatched in less than 48 hours to areas that need services that might not be able to safely or efficiently operate in the traditional brick-and-mortar setup.

General Micro Systems at the ASUA Conference
Randy Miller speaks with Chris Ciufo, General Micro Systems’ chief commercial officer and chief technology officer, on the show to discuss his company, particularly its development of the X9 Spider, an all-in-one mobile networking and computing platform that is giving the American military the cutting edge in 21st-century peacekeeping operations.

Oshkosh Defense at the AUSA Conference
We speak with Marine veteran and senior director of program Management for Oshkosh Defense Janet Keech at the program to discuss the massive display that Oshkosh had on display at the AUSA conference, including an autonomous vehicle developed to support soldiers on the battlefield.

Israel Aerospace Industries and Robotic Warfare
Amir Geva is the Executive Vice President of North American Affairs for Israel Aerospace Industries. At the AUSA Conference, he spoke with Randy Miller about his military service, robotic combat missions, and more.

Art Boghozian, Dir of Engineering, Science & Tech for Amentum
We speak with Art Boghozian, the Director of Engineering, Science, and technology, about his company’s work and how they have been supporting integration for weapon systems, aircraft, or back-end business systems. Randy and Art discuss the advances in technology and how the warfighter landscape has changed and continues to change.

Chief Technical Officer of Combat Bound John Donoso
We speak with Combat Bound’s Chief Technical Officer, John Donoso, about his firm’s work in providing cutting-edge technology to evacuate casualties on the battlefield without putting additional personnel at risk.

Panasonic Connect Business Development Manager, Will Coulter
Randy Miller welcomes Panasonic Connect Business Development Manager, Will Colter, to the program to discuss his military service as a company commander in Afghanistan and platoon leader in Iraq, running the nutty races in conjunction with the AUSA Conference, and what Panasonic has in the works to improve the intelligence capabilities of our warfighters in a partnership with Red Hat.

Ian Locke, FDH Aero Electronics Senior V.P. of Sales
Randy is reporting live from the AUSA Conference and speaks with Ian Locke, Senior V.P. of Sales for FDH Aero. FDH Aero supplies end-to-end electronic components and parts for nearly any fighting flying machines operated under the Department of Defense.

Randy wraps up Day One at the AUSA Conference
Randy checks in with Military recruiters, Swedish artillery experts, and a man with all the answers as he wraps up just day ONE at the AUSA Conference presented by the Department of Defense. Tune in next week to hear some more of the great people The National Defense was able to check in with at this great show.

Ben Levinson CEO of Heven Drones from the AUSA Conference
Randy speaks with the CEO of Heven Drones from the AUSA Conference, Ben Levinson, to the show to talk about his organization’s work to improve the utility of drones around the future. Randy and Ben talk about their existing relationship with the Department of Defense, how drone usage has reshaped the battlefield, and much more on unmanned military systems.

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