The Modern Battlefield, Drones and the Arctic with Stark Defence

European companies creating european defence. We sat down with Sir Patrick Sanders (UK) and Johannes Arlt (Germany) from Stark Defence for a great conversation to discuss whether generals always prepare for the previous war and what sort of mindshift change should occur to start thinking forward. We discuss the interesting careers both of them have, what Stark has to offer and what the future of drones and AI looks like and how we can be ethical about it.

The episode is produced in collaboration with Stark Defence.

Stark Defence represents European Defence Sovereignity. See who they are and what they do by visiting their website: https://stark-defence.com/en

Sir Patrick Sanders led the British Army from 2022 to 2024 and has led troops on combat deployments multiple times. He's seen the shift from Cold War times through the global war on terror and now back to whatever this day and age is that we're living through.

Johannes Arlt is a retired German Air Force officer who has served on 7 combat deployments in the Middle East. After his career in the Bundeswehr he was elected into the German parliament. So between the two of them thet have quite the experience!

We spoke about their parths leading into their current position and why they chose to work from Stark. What does Stark do, What the Virtus Loiterin Munition is and how it can be fitted for the Arctic.