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  • E47 – Cumming's Hellhound
    Apr 27 2025

    Don’t miss our newsletter!That's where we drop weekly knowledge bombs to help you make sense of defense!


    In this episode, Mike sits down with Sheila Cummings,founder, president, and CEO of Cummings Aerospace.


    Cummings Aero started in 2009 supporting the Huntsville,Alabama missile market, but recently decided to launch their own product—the Hellhound.

    The Hellhound S3 is a man-portable, 3D-printe,d jet-powered kamikaze drone...and we have the FIRST-PUBLIC views of the actual drone—audio and video!


    BREAKING NEWS: Sheila also announced a new variant—theHellhound S4. It’s tube-launched, bigger, better, and even faster than the S3!


    If you're into military drones, cutting-edge tech, and thestart-up culture of finding ways to help the warfighter—this episode is for you.

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    00:00 start

    01:18 intro

    01:56 origin story

    05:03 high speed background

    06:34 Hellhound origin story

    10:54 introducing the Hellhound

    11:27 3D-printed

    12:31 finding an engine

    13:34 See the Hellhound

    21:20 naming the Hellhound

    22:39 family of drones

    24:38 supersonic variant

    29:22 China & Industrialization

    32:32 Industrial Mobilization Board

    35:47 outro

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    38 m
  • The Future of Air Warfare: Radars (Sponsored)
    Mar 3 2025

    Joe “Grip” Beissner, Director of Requirements and Capabilities for Radio Frequency Solutions at Raytheon, a business of RTX, joins us to discuss the cutting-edge AESA radars Raytheondelivers for our warfighters.

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    38 m
  • The Future of Air Warfare: Weapons (Sponsored)
    Feb 23 2025

    Jon "Stormin" Norman, Vice President of Requirements & Capabilities at Raytheon, a business of RTX, joins us to discuss the cutting-edge air-to-air and -surface weapons and effectors Raytheon delivers for our warfighters.

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    22 m
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