Kratos Built the Marine Corps' Unbeatable Unmanned Aircraft

About this episode

Steve Fendley discusses the future of unmanned and autonomous systems in U.S. military power.

Steve Fendley, President of Kratos Unmanned Systems Division at Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, joins the show to discuss where unmanned and autonomous systems are taking U.S. military power. He breaks down the logic of attritable platforms, scaling production, and why the next decade of deterrence is going to be won by systems you can field in volume. We get into what “next-gen warfare” looks like when autonomy and electronic warfare compete inside contested environments and why the US Navy may be fielding unmanned craft, no known weapon can defeat. Chapters: 00:00 Introduction and Background 00:57 Kratos and Next Generation Warfare 04:08 Challenges in Unmanned Aircraft Development 06:51 Supply Chain and Production Scaling 09:46 Ethical Considerations in Autonomous Warfare 12:59 The Role of Attritable Aircraft 16:04 Autonomy and Human-Machine Interaction 26:16 The Evolution of Pilot Responsibilities 29:02 Human Factors in Advanced Systems 30:52 Collaboration Across Military Branches 33:19 Enhancing Legacy Aircraft with Unmanned Systems 35:39 Mission Capabilities of CCA Aircraft 38:08 The Role of Unmanned Systems in Modern Warfare 41:13 Strategic Advantages of Unmanned…

People in this episode

Host: Brandon Gresham

Guest: Steve Fendley

Topics covered

• unmanned systems
• autonomous warfare
• military technology
• next-gen warfare
• deterrence strategies
• aircraft development

Keywords

• unmanned aircraft
• autonomy
• military power
• attritable platforms
• electronic warfare
• production scaling
• deterrence
• modern warfare

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Kratos Unmanned Systems Division, Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, US Navy

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