In the era of precise mass, FPVs are outgrowing the pilot
No weapon has shaped the Russia-Ukraine War like the first-person-view drone. Commonly known as FPVs, these unmanned aircraft stream live footage directly to a pilot’s goggles or screen, turning hobbyist technology into a ubiquitous military vehicle for strikes, interception, and reconnaissance. Before Russia’s full-scale invasion began just over four years...
How to find the needle in the startup haystack in Ukraine: observations from an early-stage VC
After an investor demo day in early 2022, Roman Sulzhyk, head of investment at early-stage venture capital firm Resist.UA, found...
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"All warfare is based on deception. Hence, when we are able to attack, we must seem unable; when using our...
Read moreDetailsThe UK is on the precipice of geopolitical and military irrelevance
Imagine the headline next week: “Trump seizes Cyprus, Chagos and Gibraltar from the UK.” Such is the ambiguity of Britain’s...
Read moreDetailsIs defence tech a ‘proper’ VC-backable vertical?
Several months ago, on a famous VC podcast, I heard an idea that I consider heresy: defence tech is not...
Read moreDetailsThe dangerous economics of drone warfare
Modern air defence is entering a dangerous economic inversion: in many cases, it now costs far more to destroy a...
Read moreDetailsMunich Security Conference got the urgency right. The hard part comes next
A few weeks on from the Munich Security Conference, something many of the Resilience Media community no doubt attended, I...
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