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January 22, 2025 74 mins

David is the founder of Canine Defense Technologies, which makes drones for defense professionals and serious civilians.

Timeline:

  • 0:00 - Intro
  • 0:49 - Drone nomenclature
  • 1:44 - Counterdrone tech and the competition between offense and defense
  • 8:42 - Technological lessons from Ukraine
  • 16:16 - Applying those lessons to civilian drone tech
  • 19:16 - What is the FAA getting in the way of?
  • 25:50 - Panics that could drive bad regulation
  • 32:08 - History and mission of Canine Defense
  • 43:29 - Supply chain as limiting factor
  • 44:55 - Innovations in drone propulsion and power
  • 50:10 - Drones as Second Amendment arms and why fears of misuse are probably overblown
  • 58:50 - Growing Canine Defense’s business
  • 1:05:38 - Future products from Canine Defense
  • 1:08:22 - Decentralized community-building with drone swarms
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