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Defense Disrupted
Welcome to Defense Disrupted, a podcast exploring how technology is transforming the future of defense operations. As the CEO of TurbineOne, I’m excited to bring together defense leaders, innovators, and practitioners who are leveraging cutting-edge solutions on the frontlines. Through conversations with military professionals, technology experts, and implementation specialists, we’ll explore practical insights about deploying machine learning at the edge, emerging trends in field operations…
Episodes
Defense DisruptedThe worst thing America can do against China is nothing | Dan Blumenthal
China weaponized the openness of the system America built. It joined the WTO, captured critical supply chains, and absorbed stolen intellectual property to…
Defense DisruptedHow to deter China over Taiwan without poking Beijing in the eye | Zack Cooper
The most effective way to prevent a Taiwan conflict is to convince Beijing an invasion would fail outright. Zack Cooper calls this deterrence by denial: sink…
Defense DisruptedWhy AI is more like scissors than a machine gun | Matt Amacker
A deterministic system keeps someone alive 60 percent of the time. A probabilistic one manages 80 percent but cannot explain why. Matt Amacker, Chief…
Defense DisruptedHow North Korea became a drone warfare power through Russia's war | Patrick Cronin
Patrick Cronin, Asia-Pacific Security Chair and Senior Fellow at the Hudson Institute, tells Ian Kalin that industrial endurance is deterrence and the US is…
Defense DisruptedWhy China will deliberately avoid giving the U.S. a Pearl Harbor moment | Dean Cheng
Every war the U.S. has fought since Korea, no American servicemember has had to wonder if they were being watched from space. Dean Cheng, one of fewer than two…
Defense Disrupted“I calculated how much you wasted”: confronting defense vendors | Lt. Gen. Tony Hale (Ret.)
When retired Lieutenant General Tony Hale, former Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence (G-2) of the United States Army, took over as the Army's G-2, the…
Defense DisruptedKeith Phillips on How Cold War STEM Infrastructure Drove Faster Tech Adoption Than Doctrine
Keith C. Phillips, Major General (ret.), makes a sharp distinction: existential threat, not necessity, is what actually drives defense innovation. He uses…
Defense DisruptedMarina Nitze on why emotional arguments don't move bureaucracies, and what actually does
Every defense leader knows the feeling: the capability exists, the need is real, and the system won't move. Marina Nitze spent years inside the federal…
Defense DisruptedRetired BG Ed Barker on Underwriting Risk So Acquisition Teams Will Move
Ed Barker, Brigadier General (ret.), spent 34 years inside the Army acquisition system, including special operations units where mission failure wasn't an…
Defense DisruptedInsight Partners’ Nick Sinai on People Flow, Procurement, and What Real Change Requires
Nick Sinai, Managing Director at Insight Partners, spent nearly 6 years inside the Obama administration, helping stand up the Presidential Innovation Fellows…
Defense DisruptedTurbineOne’s Court Vanzant on Education, Discomfort, & Veteran Paths To Defense Entrepreneurship
Court Vanzant, Chief Growth Officer at TurbineOne, offers a veteran entrepreneur framework that rejects the comfort trap: get a formal education to build hard…
Defense DisruptedTurbineOne's Daniel Hebb on MOSA Compliance Failures & Tactical Workarounds
Edge-deployed defense systems operate under different constraints than cloud infrastructure. Daniel Hebb, Engineering Manager at TurbineOne breaks down why you…
Defense DisruptedTurbineOne's Brandi Evans on Empowering PMs to Act Decisively and Course-Correct
SOCOM's acquisition speed advantage isn't about special authorities — they follow identical DOW policies as every one else. The difference is structural…
Defense DisruptedInt’l Spy Museum's Chris Costa on Intel Partnerships as Diplomatic Safe Space
It might be surprising, but The International Spy Museum is an important diplomatic tool, functioning as neutral ground where foreign intelligence officers…
Defense DisruptedTrevor Hough on Counterterrorism's Away Game Problem
Former White House Official Trevor Hough’s career framework of accepting opportunities aligned with critical national security priorities rather than…
Defense DisruptedRet. RADM Terry Kraft on Aircraft Carriers Adapting to Future War
When RADM Terry Kraft, USN (ret.), flew his first combat mission during Desert Storm, 20 years of Cold War training doctrine changed in a single night of…
Defense DisruptedRet. Vice Admiral Bob Sharp on Why Intelligence Without Planning is Just Trivia
Ret. Vice Admiral Bob Sharp's journey from Desert Storm to NGA Director showcases how foundational experiences can shape decades of strategic thinking. His…
Defense DisruptedCSET’s Emelia Probasco on How Military Risk Calculus Changes Under Operational Pressure
Responsible AI requires understanding capabilities and limitations the same way officers learn that Aegis radar struggles on cloudy days. This mindset shift…
Defense DisruptedRet. Lt. Gen. Bob Ashley on the Commander-Analyst Relationship
Ret. Lt. Gen. Bob Ashley's career spans the complete transformation of military intelligence, from alcohol pens and map boards in 1987 to tactical Internet…
Defense DisruptedRet. General Mike Minihan on Why Pacific Theater Removes Permissive Environment Assumptions
Mike Minihan, General, USAF (ret.) breaks down the "permissive environment trap" plaguing current military thinking. While recent operations in Iran, Ukraine…
Defense DisruptedMile37's Heather Ichord on Moving Defense Tech Beyond Dual-Use Buzzwords
Heather Ichord, CEO & Founder of Mile37 Tech, LLC, argues that successful defense technology goes far beyond building better hardware — it requires…
Defense DisruptedApex's Alexis Lasselle Ross on Why Defense Acquisition Feels Broken
Defense acquisition feels broken, because it's working exactly as designed — to prevent political embarrassment rather than enable mission success. Dr. Alexis…
Defense DisruptedLt. Gen. (ret.) Mike Dana on AI Vulnerability Maps for Contested Environments
Lieutenant General (ret.) Mike Dana believes the biggest impediment to defense innovation isn't technology limitations but institutional processes that…
Defense DisruptedRear Adm. (ret) Fred Pyle on Industrial Base Shift from Minimum to Maximum Rate
Combat operations in the Red Sea since October 2023 have provided the U.S. Navy with invaluable real-world data on modern naval warfare, validating decades of…
Defense DisruptedRet. Major General Daniel “D-Day” Simpson on Preparing Warfighters for AI Integration
The assumption that America maintains decisive military superiority might be more dangerous than the threats we're actually facing. Daniel "D-Day" Simpson…
Defense DisruptedMilitary Intel Veterans on Why Process-Obsessed Military Culture Blocks Innovation
Two veteran intelligence officers with distinct naval and marine backgrounds reflect on how military intelligence operations have evolved from exclusive…
Defense DisruptedTurbineOne’s Chané Jackson on How Human-Machine Teaming Reduces Cognitive Load in Combat
From the frontlines to AI deployment at the tactical edge, Chané Jackson, Former Chief Data Scientist for U.S. Special Operations Command brings 20+ years of…