Threat Status Podcast

LISTEN: Has the U.S. lost air dominance in the Mideast?

Andy Lowery, CEO of the company Epirus, joins the show to talk about what air superiority really means in the age of drones, where counter-drone technology is headed, and much more.

October 23, 2026

LISTEN: Meet the U.S. Army command synchronizing firepower to deter Russia

Brig. Gen. Steve Carpenter of Army Multi-Domain Command Europe joins the show to discuss how the Army is synchronizing fires in Europe and preparing to defend NATO against a possible Russian attack.

October 16, 2026

LISTEN: Why AI data labeling matters for the U.S. military

Peter Kant, the founder and CEO of the company Enabled Intelligence, joins the show to discuss the U.S.-China AI race and how important AI data labeling is for America's defense and intelligence agencies.

October 9, 2026

LISTEN: Here’s how F-35 ejection seats are made

Matt Johnson, Vice President & General Manager of Martin-Baker America, joins the show to talk about how ejection and crashworthy seats for U.S. military aircraft are made.

October 2, 2026

LISTEN: Inside the mission to the far side of the moon

Mike Creech of Firefly Aerospace joins the show to talk about the company's upcoming mission to the far side of the moon and what the 21st-century space economy will actually look like.

September 25, 2026

LISTEN: Inside the race to build solid rocket motors

Chris Spagnoletti, CEO of the company Ursa Major, joins the show to talk about the race to build more solid rocket motors and the defense industry's long-term outlook.

September 18, 2026

Threat Status podcast: How 9/11 helped shape today’s U.S.-China rivalry

Brad Bowman of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies joins the show to explain how the War on Terror shaped today's global great power competition and how China and Russia are propping up Iran's war machine.

September 11, 2026

LISTEN: Russian hybrid warfare is surging

Ken Hampshire, chief technology officer at NODA AI, gives us a behind-the-scenes look at the cutting edge and complex orchestration that will be needed if the U.S. military wants all of its autonomous systems to work together in modern combat.

September 4, 2026

LISTEN: Why innovation is key to America’s warfighting edge

Lt. Gen. John Rafferty, the commander of U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command, joins the show from the recent Space and Missile Defense Symposium in Alabama.

August 28, 2026

LISTEN: Why U.S. military bases want nuclear microreactors

Col. Eamon R. Murray, the commander of Space Base Delta 2 at Buckley Space Force Base in Colorado, joins the show to talk about the threats posed by small drones and more.

August 21, 2026

LISTEN: Will a Washington funding fight doom the Golden Dome?

Threat Status' John T. Seward sits down for an exclusive interview with Lt. Gen. Brian Gibson, vice director of the Golden Dome missile shield project.

August 14, 2026

LISTEN: How AI is shifting the global intelligence landscape

Jesse Kallman, CEO of Danti, joins the show to take us inside the artificial intelligence company's synthesis of geospatial and earth observation data for defense and commercial use.

August 7, 2026

LISTEN: Inside the next generation of ground combat systems

Scott Davis, the former program executive officer for Ground Combat Systems with the U.S. Army, joins the show to break down the future of ground vehicles in 21st-century combat and what role tanks will play in future wars.

July 31, 2026

LISTEN: Should Trump declare victory and end the Iran war?

Rep. Pat Harrigan, North Carolina Republican, joins the show for a conversation about the state of the U.S. defense industrial base, the dangers of the Pentagon taking ownership stakes in defense companies, and whether President Trump should declare victory and end the Iran war.

July 24, 2026

LISTEN: Here’s the core problem facing the defense industrial base

Miles Arnone, the CEO of Re:Build Manufacturing, joins the show to explain exactly what went wrong with the American defense industrial base and how to fix it.

July 17, 2026

LISTEN: Understanding how modern drones actually work

Ira Hughes, senior director of sales for Doodle Labs, joins the show to talk about drones, connectivity, secure data links, and whether the Pentagon's drone dominance initiative is moving too fast.

July 10, 2026

LISTEN: Why Iran believes it won the war

Alex Vatanka, a senior fellow at the Middle East Institute, joins the show to discuss whether Iran has won the war against the U.S. and how exactly President Trump came to the mistaken belief that the Iranian regime would collapse.

July 3, 2026

LISTEN: How the U.S. can fix shipbuilding and dominate autonomy

Ben recaps the Threat Status IndoPac 2026 event at the U.S. Navy Memorial in Washington.

June 26, 2026

LISTEN: Inside the Army’s advanced manufacturing revolution

Lt. Gen. Chris Mohan, the commanding general of U.S. Army Materiel Command, joins the show to discuss the Army's advanced manufacturing push and a behind-the-scenes battle over the Army's dining system.

June 19, 2026