Jon Pentreath is back on the microphone of the D-Fence podcast to discuss with me DSEI 2023, its key themes (impact of the war in Ukraine, unmanned systems, issues with procurement) and the incredible attendance this year!

In this episode, Ken Miller, from the Association of Old Crows, and myself delve into what it is like to make a podcast, what technologies are emerging in the defence sector, and defence start-ups' difficulties in getting access to government and inter government programmes. We also talk about what are upcoming season will discuss so... stay tuned!Ken's podcasts:From the Crows' Next: https://www.crows.org/page/FromtheCrowsNestHistory of Crows: https://www.crows.org/page/HistoryofCrows

Join Sonia Purnell, the author of "A Woman of No Importance", Thomas Withington, electronic warfare, and myself as we discuss: part 1, how Sonia did her research, the incredible achievements of a disabled woman who became a spy in WWII against all odds, and her legacy at the CIA; part 2, how radio was used to transmit and how morse is making a come back today.

In this episode I speak with Maja Kuzel, from the European Defence Agency, about the agency's consultation forum on sustainable energy. We discuss how it brings together military and civilians from 30 different countries to develop ideas for a more resilient defence sector.

Discussing UDT2023 key topics with Jon Pentreath, from AI and data analytics, to autonomous systems and climate change. All under one roof in Rostock, DE.

Joan Curran never wrote or published anything. Yet she helped save thousands of fighter pilots' lives by contributing to the development of chaffs (or 'window' as it was originally called). In this episode Thomas Withington tells us about radars and chaffs, and how Joan Curan's research contributed.

Join Thomas Withington and myself as we discuss Liza Mundy's book Code Girls and talk about deciphering, the patience and dedication these women showed for a job they were very briefly trained to do, and how their hard work helped turning WWII around for the US and their allies.

In this episode, Joshua Henry explains how messaging on sustainability (at national, European or international level) can be problematic for private investment in defence startups.Find out also how investors networks like Défense Angels can help businesses working tirelessly on defence innovation for a more sustainable (i.e. ESG 16 🕊 ) sovereign future for our countries.

Hedy Lamarr was far more than just a beautiful actress. During World War II she invented and patented, with George Antheil, frequency hopping - a technology protecting against communication jamming. The US Navy didn't use the technology until the Cuban missile crises (reportedly they used it to protected against jamming when carrying out anti-submarine warfare) and it is today behind many technologies we use every day, from WiFi to GPS!

For this first episode of the upcoming sustainability series, I sat down with Eva Axelsson, Chief Sustainability Officer at Saab, to discuss with her how Saab is planning to integrate sustainability throughout its whole value chain. We talked about NATO's and Sweden's commitments to net zero, about the importance of partnerships and about how critical it is to ensure transparency - for civil society, for stakeholders and for financing institutions.