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Europe’s New Defence: Jonatan Luther-Bergquist on Startups, Risk and Real Capability
In this episode of DefTechPod, Erica Dill-Russell speaks with Jonatan Luther-Bergquist, General Partner at Inflection and co-founder of the European Defence Tech Hub.Jonatan comes to defence through…
Winning the Contract Is Not Enough: Alex Scott on Defence Finance and Delivery Risk
In this episode of DefTechPod, Erica Dill-Russell speaks with Alex Scott, Director of Commercial Affairs at Steel Rock Capital, a specialist financing house working exclusively with companies in the…
Too Small to Be a Target? Steve Mason and Dave Collins on Cyber Risk, Defence SMEs and Why Waiting Costs More
In this episode of DefTechPod, Erica Dill-Russell speaks with Steve Mason, founder and CEO of Nova Blue Technologies and former technical director at GCHQ, and Dave Collins OBE, senior director for…
Ukraine’s Defence Tech Ecosystem: Denys Demko on Brave1, Battlefield Iteration and Allied Innovation
In this episode of DefTechPod, Erica speaks with Denys Demko, Economic Secretary at the Embassy of Ukraine in the United Kingdom, about Ukraine’s defence technology ecosystem and what allied…
Cold Weather, Real Lessons: Anssi Aikio on Arctic Testing and Defence Innovation in Finland
In this episode of DefTechPod, Erica Dill-Russell speaks with Anssi Aikio of XD Solutions about Finnish defence innovation, Arctic testing, and why cold-weather experimentation matters far more than…
From Hype to Capability: Nico Nelson on Defence-First Investing in Europe
In this episode of DefTechPod, Erica Dill-Russell speaks with Nico Nelson, founding general partner of Archangel Ventures, about what it really takes to build, back, and scale defence technology in…
Sovereignty, Security, and Defence Software: Luca Leone on Kahootz and Building for the Real World
In this episode, Erica Dill-Russell speaks with Luca Leone, CEO of Kahootz, about secure collaboration in defence, what sovereignty actually means in practice, and why these questions matter far more…
Australia, AUKUS, and Defence Innovation: Jake Bostock on Access, Investment, and What Matters
In this episode, Erica Dill-Russell speaks with Jake Bostock, Technology Scout at Beaten Zone Venture Partners and an Australian Army reservist working in capability development, about the realities…
From Norway to Washington: Chloe Friberg on NADIC, Defence Industry Support, and U.S. Access
In this episode of DefTechPod, Erica Dill-Russell speaks with Chloe Friberg, President of the Norwegian American Defense and Homeland Security Industry Council, about what serious market entry…
Breaking into U.S. Defence: Colonel Naff on FCT, Access, and What Actually Works
For many international defence companies, entering the U.S. Department of War can feel slow, opaque, and highly competitive.This episode challenges that assumption.Erica Dill-Russell is joined by…
Building What Matters: Leadership, Resilience and Dual-Use Innovation
In this episode of DefTechPod, we speak with Andre Turville, a seasoned CEO and entrepreneur whose career spans cybersecurity, energy, clean technology and defence across Europe and Asia.Andre shares…
Inside UK Defence Innovation: Dan Sawyers on jHub, Urgency and Adapting at Pace
In this episode of DefTechPod, Erica Dill-Russell speaks with Dan Sawyers, Head of jHub in the UK.Dan discusses why innovation has become such an urgent priority for defence and how the pace of…
Battlefield Reality: What Ukraine Is Teaching Defence Innovators
Justin Hedges | Executive Chairman & Co-Founder, Prevail PartnersJustin Hedges, former Royal Marines officer and Executive Chairman of Prevail Partners, joins DefTechPod to discuss what modern…
From Interest to Contract: Toby McCrindle on IP Protection, Primes and Knowing Your Value
In this episode of DefTechPod, Erica Dill-Russell speaks with Toby McCrindle, Partner and Head of Defence & Deep Tech at Mishcon de Reya, about what really happens between early enthusiasm and an…
From Battlefield to Accelerator: Marcus Roberts on NATO DIANA, IoT Tribe and Creating a Seat at the Table
In this episode of DefTechPod, we speak with Marcus Roberts - former British Army officer and now a key figure within Janus Allies and IoT Tribe - about what it really takes for dual-use technology…
Inside US Acquisition: PEOs, Pathways, and What Companies Misunderstand
In this episode of the DefTechLink podcast, Tasha Josefsson is joined by David Rolen for a grounded discussion on how defence procurement actually works in practice.They unpack the role of Program…
Building Dual-Use Technology That Actually Transitions: The Eelume Journey
In this episode, Tasha Josefsson speaks with Thomas Nygaard about the story behind Eelume, Norway’s approach to dual-use technology, and what meaningful collaboration actually looks like in…
Designing a Defence Ecosystem: The Story Behind DefTechLink
In this episode of the DefTechLink podcast, Tasha Josefsson sits down with Erica Dill‑Russell to talk through how DefTechLink came into being and, more importantly, why.Erica shares the gap she kept…
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DefTechPod has published 18 episodes since February 2026, covering topics in Technology.
DefTechPod is currently highly active with new episodes weekly. Average episode length is 32m.
