This episode of the Mission Matters podcast features a conversation between Shield Capital Managing Partner Philip Bilden and Vice Admiral Kevin āKidā Donegan.
The biggest takeaway here isnāt that cyber, drones, and AI mattered, itās how seamlessly they now operate together. The Israel-Iran conflict showed what war looks like when commercial tech is fully weaponized and tightly integrated. It also exposed the limits of deterrence-by-blackmail: Iranās nuclear leverage is gone, but the regimeās still standing. Thatās not victory or defeat, just a reset.
The biggest takeaway here isnāt that cyber, drones, and AI mattered, itās how seamlessly they now operate together. The Israel-Iran conflict showed what war looks like when commercial tech is fully weaponized and tightly integrated. It also exposed the limits of deterrence-by-blackmail: Iranās nuclear leverage is gone, but the regimeās still standing. Thatās not victory or defeat, just a reset.