Weapons and Warfare

This week on Weapons & Warfare taking the A.I. pilot out of the cockpit and putting it into the captain’s chair. Host Ryan Robertson takes a look at EpiSci’s most recent effort to plug and play their A.I. into multiple platforms. And our Weapon of the Week: Army tests out Multi-Functional Reconnaissance Company

This week, on Weapons & Warfare, we visit Persistent

Systems, a leader in advanced communication technologies. Host Ryan Robertson

explores their innovative ad hoc network of radios, which enables seamless and

secure communication in challenging environments. See how these cutting-edge

devices facilitate real-time data sharing among military units, enhancing

operational efficiency and situational awareness on the battlefield. Plus, an

up-close look at the RAZR is in our Weapon of the Week. See how it’s keeping

America’s stealth aircraft invisible to would-be adversaries.

In this special edition of Weapons And Warfare, the show goes on the road to the Lockheed Martin F-35 production facility in Fort Worth, Texas. Host Ryan Robertson gets an inside look at how the world's premiere fighter jet is built, and talks to some of the people responsible for keeping one of the the largest production lines in North America churning.

This week on Weapons & Warfare, we’re in Washington, D.C.,

for the Association of the U.S. Army’s annual conference and exhibition. Host

Ryan Robertson catches up with the Army’s senior leadership and civilian

counterparts to get a feel for where the nation’s largest and oldest fighting

force is headed in the face of ever-changing threats worldwide. Plus, Northrup

Grumman introduces a new duel-feed Bushmaster chain gun.

This week on Weapons & Warfare, making Mission Command mobile. Host Ryan Robertson visits General Dynamics Land Systems to see their vision for the future of ground combat with their suite of purpose-built vehicles. Plus, we get an up-close look at GENTEX’s next generation of helicopter helmets.

This week, Weapons & Warfare has an update on one of the

DOD’s most controversial aircraft: the V-22 Osprey. Host Ryan Robertson

connects with the new boss of Air Force Special Operations Command, Lieutenant

General Michael Conley, for a progress report on how soon the tiltrotor

transport might return to full operational status. Plus, in our Weapon of the

Week, Marines take autonomous “narco sub” to the South China Sea.

This week on Weapons & Warfare we’re taking a look at the China problem. Host Ryan Robertson breaks down some key thoughts by three of America’s most informed voices discussing the challenges China poses to the U.S. military. Addressing strategic, technological, and operational issues, highlighting the implications for national security and defense policy. And in our Weapon of the Week, step inside the VigilantHalo. A next level command and control platform built by BlueHalo.

This week on Weapons & Warfare, we’re reviewing a controversial new paper that makes some extraordinary claims about the U.S. and its ability to deal with its near-peer adversaries. Host Ryan Robertson visits with one of the paper’s authors, as well as a former U.S. military intelligence officer, for his take on the paper’s claims. And in our Weapon of the Week, Andruil uses anime to introduce their new missile.

This week on Weapons & Warfare, we’re on location at the AFA’s Air, Space, and Cyber 2024 Conference. Hear from the Secretary of the Air Force, Frank Kendall, and Chief of Staff, Gen. David Allvin, as they provide a progress report on the USAF’s effort to restructure in the face of the Great Power Competition. And host Ryan Robertson reports that the battle for the Collaborative Combat Aircraft, commonly known as the CCA, is heating up. It’s a first look at General Atomics and Anduril’s efforts to put their machines in the air.

This week on Weapons & Warfare, we’re going hypersonic. Host

Ryan Robertson talks with one of the decision makers behind Lockheed Martin’s

entry into the race: the Mako Multi-Mission Hypersonic Missile, a stand-off hypersonic

weapon designed to fit the F-35A/C and F-22A. Plus, our Weapon of the Week is

heading to the range for Operation Hard Kill and the focus on anti-drone

defensive systems.