FUTURE FRONTIERS PODCAST

in collaboration with Millilux.io

Join us as we explore the people, technologies and ideas shaping the future of defence across NATO and allied nations.

Through candid conversations with founders, operators, investors and military leaders, we uncover the innovations redefining security.

Battle Bottle - an AI brain to make the most cost-optimised drone deployment decisions
Chris Shirley MA FRGS Chris Shirley MA FRGS

Battle Bottle - an AI brain to make the most cost-optimised drone deployment decisions

In this episode, we talk with Francis Jones, founder of Battle Bottle, a UK defence tech company developing an AI brain that sits between sensors and effectors to make the most cost-optimised drone deployment decisions.

 We discuss how to reduce decision fatigue as operators have an increasing number of uncrewed systems at their disposal and how AI can help improve the cost asymmetry of modern warfare.

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Tanner Yackley - Former MQ-9 Reaper Instructor turned uncrewed systems, human factors and autonomy expert
Chris Shirley MA FRGS Chris Shirley MA FRGS

Tanner Yackley - Former MQ-9 Reaper Instructor turned uncrewed systems, human factors and autonomy expert

In this episode, we talk with former MQ-9 Reaper Instructor turned uncrewed systems, human factors and autonomy expert, Tanner Yackley

Having supported over 1,000 combat missions and accumulated more than 3,400 flight hours, Tanner brings his first-hand experience of operating advanced autonomous systems to discuss the rapid evolution of uncrewed systems, the role of AI-enabled capabilities, and how human-machine integration will shape the next generation of defence operations.

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