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Interesting 30min item on Palmer Luckey's Anduril and how he is planning to disrupt the (US) Defense industry. In my opinion, In the past few months Anduril had been launching some game changers in CUAS like the Roadrunner-M and Pulsar EW platforms. Anduril is in my opinion already disrupting the defense industry.Go Anduril! 🔥 #Anduril #CUAS #GuardFromAbove

Fun interview! Palmer Luckey def likes the same cool geeky things the rest of us out of the box thinkers like! It's probably why we have some of the same investors. ;) DreamHammer is also a native Southern California company. Maybe this innovation comes from a gamer, SoCal mindset. I worked for the Defense Department as a GS civilian that managed ACAT 1 programs, so I knew from the inside the issues with the DoD's acquisition process and its inability to acquire innovative, commercial tech and get it to the battlefield. Palmer had some interesting points I agree with on how the defense department and venture backed tech have not worked well together like they did in the past and shunned commercial tech innovation until more recent wars have proven our advocacy for commercially developed tech correct. I remember getting a call from a Navy Admiral in 2014 apologizing to me that there were no programmatic requirements in the US Navy for this type of drone innovation, even though they needed it badly and wanted to field it. In other words, there was no way to buy it! The Pentagon themselves pushed hard to help advocate funded requirements for innovative technology by spending millions demonstrating of our technology with major drone systems across all the armed services as well as with Defense Industry leaders such as Lockheed Martin, General Atomics, Boeing and Northrop Grumman and US Congress. The brilliant leader Lt. Gen David A. Deptula (ret.), ISR Chief of USAF at the time, saw the need immediately but the Air Force at the time was too busy focusing on remotely piloted aircraft, rather than swarms of autonomous drones controlled by single operators that could overwhelm enemy defenses or collect ISR extremely cost effectively. Well this type of Drone tech is winning battles in wars today but it didn't come from America. DreamHammer spent millions of dollars of its profit to create its commercial drone software tech that enabled the Pentagon and the defense industry to break silo's so any/all their autonomous systems can work together. WIRED covered it in 2012 (https://lnkd.in/e2cjSfcN), Bloomberg News covered it in 2013 (https://lnkd.in/eTV-mQ4E) and CNBC covered it in 2014 (https://lnkd.in/e85DqE-m), (https://lnkd.in/enwr6pWM). Today they call this Joint All Domain Command and Control. Even though it has taken more than 10 years, I am happy the DoD is finally moving in the right direction in its thinking about autonomous systems with commercial innovation and DreamHammer is excited to be working with the U.S. Defense Department to help give them the competitive edge they need for the future. Congrats to Anduril Industries and Peter Thiel for their work in helping to move the needle forward and joining the fight!

Here's what's next for Total War: WARHAMMER III Join members of the development team for some long-awaited insight as well as our vision for the franchise moving forward Watch here: https://lnkd.in/gRZmTYG4

With the Canadian Government indicating future increases in defence spending, there needs to be innovation in a number of critical areas. Anduril Industries is changing the way military capabilities are developed to address the current treats. Here are a few resources for you to decide if this model is of value to Canada's national security. Watch the video and then read the primer before getting to the Arsenal. #natsec #defence #defense #innovation Anduril primer - https://lnkd.in/dmWw77YE Rebuild the Arsenal - https://lnkd.in/dAdvFPxF

WWIA recognizes Flag Day and National Flag Week in honor of the adoption of the American flag by the Continental Congress in the First Flag Act on June 14, 1777. Learn more interesting facts about the history of the U.S. flag here: https://buff.ly/2t1n4SP #WWIA #FlagDay

Starship Troopers: Extermination Debuts Class Overhaul, New Side Missions & More in Update 0.7.0 Meet The New Vanguard: six elite soldier classes of the United Citizen Federation, each with their own unique skills, weaponry and tools to help beat back the Bugs' offensive.

Introducing Admiral Clash: The ultimate modern battleship game. Command your fleet, strategize your attacks, and dominate the seas with cutting-edge naval warfare. #AdmiralClash #battleship #navalbase #StrategyGame #modern #visionaryforma #LikeFollowShare #followforfollowback

The Intended Direction of Display. I coined that term years ago because I needed a, way to help others understand which way a set of flagpoles should be used as far as which flag is hoisted on which pole. This display, even though the pole on the left doesn't have a flag flying from it, is wrong. How do we know this? From the sign that says "Department of Veterans Affairs". The direction it faces dictates to which the American flag is attached. So, even though the American flag is the only one, it must always be on the (viewer's) left flagpole because of the sign. The POW should be smaller to cause less stress on the pole, halyard, and hardware. The POW can be flown from the pole on the right (should be similar in size to the US) or below the US on the same halyard (smaller). If flown below the US, the other pole could have the FL state flag displayed. These are double halyard poles (a bit much), so the US, POW, FL, county, city, and even VA flags could be displayed. The county and city flags could be on the same halyard as well as the US and POW. Thanks to my friends, 1SG Anthony Garris and his wife Christine, for sending this in! 🔆Education is 🔑! . 🔹Read your manuals! Download them free at the Resources page here: www.thedrillmaster.org . Prov 1:7b, Fools despise wisdom and instruction . 🔹https://lnkd.in/e6u7K8v2 . 🔹I educate, train, & certify cadets, military, judges, & 1st responders . 🔹Ask about a professional critique of your performance . 🔹If you choose to, you can learn more about D&C with my books on Ceremonial, Regulation, & Exhibition Drill: https://lnkd.in/ebVva2E . #honorguard #ceremonialguard #JROTC #AJROTC #MCJROTC #NJROTC #AFJROTC #SFJROTC #YoungMarines #CAP #CivilAirPatrol #SeaCadets

To War Or Not To War: Vietnam And The Sigma Wargames | Hoover Institution Hoover Institution 10 Oct 2024 In 1964, America was slowly marching towards war in Vietnam. But what if that war could have been fought differently or avoided altogether? The Sigma Games, a series of politico-military wargames run by the Pentagon’s Joint Staff in the 1960s, sought to understand the unfolding conflict in Southeast Asia. These games, which involved top figures from the Johnson Administration—including National Security Adviser McGeorge Bundy, Air Force General Curtis LeMay, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Earle Wheeler—offer a chillingly accurate forecast of the war's potential trajectory.  This event introduces the games and turns to a panel of historians to explore the Sigma Wargames, their prescient warnings, and why these early insights failed to shape the Johnson Administration’s decision-making, ultimately leading to one of America’s most costly conflicts. The conversation, while a look into a key set of games at a historical moment in American foreign policy, says something more broadly at the impact of wargames on US foreign and defense policy as well as how influence is created (and hijacked) within strategic decision making.

Love this Grainne! We so often focus on what sport psychs can bring to performance in the commercial world but rarely discuss what we can learn from frontline law enforcement, military and high stakes industries like aviation. I heard this presentation was exceptional - well done! Nick