Cogs of War

Jonathan Panter

Booking Overview

A defense-technology interview show focused on emerging military technologies and the defense industrial base, typically featuring senior government officials, defense-company executives, technology founders, and specialized industry experts. Credible pitches include leaders in defense acquisition, space systems, quantum computing, autonomous logistics, critical minerals, and related national-security technologies; booking difficulty is high because guests generally hold senior executive, government, or highly specialized technical positions.

Metrics

Episodes: 28

Frequency: Every two weeks

Rating: 4.9/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1,000 - 10,000

Gender skew: Male

Listener location: USA

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

cogsofwar@warontherocks.com

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Host

Jonathan Panter - Host and moderator covering defense technology, national security, and the defense industrial base.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

high

Typical Credentials:

Senior government acquisition or national-security officials, defense-industry executives, founders of emerging defense-technology companies, and highly specialized experts in strategic technologies or industrial policy.

Required Achievements:

Senior leadership in government acquisition or defense organizations, Executive or founder roles in defense-technology companies, Established technical expertise in emerging national-security technologies, Direct experience with defense industrial policy, procurement, or strategic supply chains

Recent Guest Discussions

Dan Wald - Space-economy Growth, AI Infrastructure, Autonomous Constellations, Regulation, And Dual-use Risks In Orbit.

Brian Weeden - Space-economy Growth, Autonomous Satellite Constellations, Regulation, Competition With China, And Dual-use Space Infrastructure.

Joseph Yaffe - Growth In The Space Economy, AI Infrastructure, Autonomous Satellite Constellations, Regulation, Competition With China, And Dual-use Orbital Data Centers.

Ben Gianni - Quantum Computing Progress, Competing Hardware Approaches, Post-quantum Cryptography, Talent Shortages, And Fragile Supply Chains.

JD Dulny - The Race To Quantum Advantage, Post-quantum Cryptography, Use Cases, Workforce Challenges, And Supply-chain Resilience.

Recent Topics

Technology, Defense Technology, Defense Industrial Base, Military Autonomy, Critical Minerals

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on

Cogs of War

Collective Defense in an Era of Tokens and Data Links

September 28, 2026

NATO's Supreme Allied Commander Transformation, Adm. Pierre Vandier, returns to the studio to discuss how the alliance is continuously adapting to a new era of warfare driven by software, data, and uncrewed systems, and where it still lags. He explains why NATO is favoring field experimentation, how allies can build sovereign defense tech ecosystems without sacrificing interoperability, and what the right balance between unmanned and legacy platforms might look like.

The Big Bet on the Emerging Space Economy

September 14, 2026

The space economy has surpassed $600 billion in annual value, with some projecting it will reach a trillion by the 2030s. Jonathan Panter is joined by Joseph Yaffe (Cowboy Space), Brian Weeden (The Aerospace Corporation), and Dan Wald (Booz Allen) to weigh where the real growth is. They discuss how AI infrastructure is blurring the line between the space economy and the regular economy, the regulatory tangle, the leap toward autonomous constellations of hundreds of thousands of satellites, co...

The Quantum Stack and the Countdown to Q-Day

August 31, 2026

Quantum's hype obscures a reality with real geopolitical stakes: the technology works and is advancing every day. Cameron Chehreh (IonQ), JD Dulny (Booz Allen), and Ben Gianni (GDIT) join Jonathan to discuss the race to Q-Day. They cover the shift to post-quantum cryptography, competing hardware modalities, emerging use cases, and why talent gaps and fragile supply chains mean the United States could be at risk of falling behind.

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cogsofwar@warontherocks.com

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