Good Morning Team.
I just enjoyed a chat with Andy, talking about what actually lets Defence Holdings move faster than traditional primes, what sovereign AI means once you strip away the marketing, the capability gap in UK defence causing the most concern right now, and where the company is going next.
We talked about the MOD problem behind the Project STRONG award (or at least I asked him the question), why Defence Holdings was uniquely positioned for a direct award, what a successful prototype would need to demonstrate by contract end, and the biggest technical hurdles in moving STRONG from prototype to deployed capability.
We also talked about how the war in Ukraine has reshaped thinking on military AI, which defence AI applications are overhyped versus underappreciated right now, and how to keep AI systems trustworthy inside contested information environments.
We considered lessons learned building Project Ixian, how serious the threat from state-backed disinformation campaigns is today, whether AI can help democracies counter information warfare without eroding civil liberties, and what sets Ixian apart from other OSINT and information-analysis platforms.
We then considered the strategic advantage of running an accelerator model as a listed company.
Mandatory listening.
Tune in.
