Blue Water Autonomy co-founders Rylan Hamilton and Austin Gray headline our first LAUNCH DAY episode -- now live!
Crossing the Valley
Defense and Space Manufacturing
Demystifying defense, one story at a time.
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www.frontdoordefense.com
External link for Crossing the Valley
- Industry
- Defense and Space Manufacturing
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Updates
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We are thrilled to announce a new feature within Crossing the Valley: LAUNCH DAY: Defense Tech! What is it? A forum for companies who come on the show to emerge from stealth and introduce themselves to the world. To be a #LaunchDay company, they agree to re-appear periodically on the show and keep us all updated on their progress. Launch Day is for founders bold enough to build in public, and share their progress with the world. Our FIRST Launch Day Feature drops TOMORROW, 4/9, at 8a ET! See you tomorrow!
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BREAKING: "The Air Force has procured its last manned aircraft." - Merlin CEO Matt George On today's episode of Crossing the Valley we cover: 1️⃣ Why Autonomy ≠ Autopilot 2️⃣ The Shared Control Problem 3️⃣ The Value of D-Minus Work 4️⃣ Secrets to a Military-First Strategy 5️⃣ A Defense Tech Reality Check Check it out, wherever you get your podcasts: https://lnkd.in/e96QTuyy
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We want to hear your stories! Enter for a chance to win ticket to Apex, and to be featured on the pod!
What's the best capability you've seen adopted by the defense ecosystem in the last decade? Tell us the story, and win a pass to Apex Defense 2025, April 23-24 in National Harbor. Crossing the Valley is excited to partner with Apex to bring "Lessons from Valley Crossers" to the stage. So, got a story? Tell us! Link in comments
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Just released: New episode with Jesse Kallman, founder and CEO of Danti! After years working at defense primes like Airbus, Booz Allen Hamilton, and Northrop Grumman, Jesse identified a critical gap: the growing divide between data experts and the people who need information most. Check it out on Spotify, YouTube, or wherever you get your podcasts!
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Today's guest: Phillip Buckendorf, CEO and Founder of Air Space Intelligence! Check it out, wherever you get your podcasts
You've heard about re-building our defense industrial base... But what about protecting it? Today's guest on Crossing the Valley is sounding the alarm on *contested logistics* - or how we beat back China's strategy to separate America's military from its homeland. Phillip Buckendorf, founder and CEO of Air Space Intelligence joins me to tell the story about building the software company that today impacts 25% of all US air traffic. Tune in!
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Peter Wilczynski has been maps-obsessed his whole life. From building Palantir Technologies' ontology to reimagining Maxar Technologies, he's been at the forefront of how humans use maps. He's our guest this week on Crossing the Valley. https://lnkd.in/e_PVutNa
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Crossing the Valley reposted this
"We realized folks in the Air Force and Navy were doing similar penetration tests on their platforms, finding the same issues, and the [GAO] report called it out: this is one of the biggest national security crises of our time." Our CEO Josh Lospinoso joined Noah Sheinbaum with Crossing the Valley to dive deep into Shift5's motivation: strengthening national security by securing critical operational technology. Highlights include ongoing work in weapons system cybersecurity and a memorable early demo that involved hacking a Honda Civic. Listen now: 🎧 Apple Podcasts: https://lnkd.in/erERbYD6 🎧 Spotify: https://lnkd.in/et_vzF4Z 📺 YouTube: https://lnkd.in/eWzQhPhT