47 min

Ep 121: Andy Lowery on Drones and Directed Energy School of War

    • History

Andy Lowery, CEO of EPIRUS and a retired U.S. Navy Lieutenant Commander, joins the show to talk about directed energy weapons on the modern battlefield.
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 Times 
    •      01:45 Introduction 
    •      02:02 Before EPIRUS
    •      06:29 Drones on the battlefield
    •      13:30 Current countermeasures 
    •      19:40 An answer for autonomy
    •      21:32 How does it all work? 
    •      29:54 Beam specs 
    •      33:45 Sci-fi but familiar
    •      38:11 Gallium nitride
    •      40:31 Cat and mouse game

Follow along  on Instagram

Find a transcript of today’s episode on our School of War Substack

Andy Lowery, CEO of EPIRUS and a retired U.S. Navy Lieutenant Commander, joins the show to talk about directed energy weapons on the modern battlefield.
▪️
 Times 
    •      01:45 Introduction 
    •      02:02 Before EPIRUS
    •      06:29 Drones on the battlefield
    •      13:30 Current countermeasures 
    •      19:40 An answer for autonomy
    •      21:32 How does it all work? 
    •      29:54 Beam specs 
    •      33:45 Sci-fi but familiar
    •      38:11 Gallium nitride
    •      40:31 Cat and mouse game

Follow along  on Instagram

Find a transcript of today’s episode on our School of War Substack

47 min

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