Noah Sheinbaum

I write to get more good folks into nat sec + tell def tech success stories at

[Noah Sheinbaum @NSheinbaum]

The slowest gate in defense acquisition is test & evaluation.

3 years on a range.

$2M a flight.

It's where good ideas die.

@Nominal_io's @CameronLMcCord built a company that turns that gate into a growth engine.

On this week's Crossing the Valley: it's time to stop arguing speed vs. quality. Make risk a number.

[Noah Sheinbaum @NSheinbaum]

@samanfarid @EdwardMehr @CJHandmer these are limited edition

[Noah Sheinbaum @NSheinbaum]

When a C-130 loses a panel, the @usairforce had two options:

1) Wait 4 years for new tooling.
2) Go to a junkyard, find a wrecked C-130, and cannibalize the part.

The workhorse of the U.S. military was being kept alive by scavenging.

Not anymore.

Today, @MachinaLabs_ robots are forming these panels in a week.

New #CrossingTheValley episode with @EdwardMehr out now👇

[Noah Sheinbaum @NSheinbaum]

@davidu @united Sitting on the UA 737-8 SAN -> IAH route thinking, "Viasat, really? In the year 2026..." went to post something snarky but internet was down again

[Noah Sheinbaum @NSheinbaum]

@auren honestly poasters // independent think folk are just doing the things

[Noah Sheinbaum @NSheinbaum]

Can confirm... you should read this

[Shyam Sankar @ssankar]

1/ Today is the last day to preorder my book Mobilize: How the Reboot the American Industrial Base and Stop World War III.

Mobilize tells the story of American defense innovation that won the 20th century. It shows how bureaucracy broke the Pentagon—and how a Defense Reformation led by heretical heroes is bringing speed, mass, and deterrence back to our military.

This book couldn’t be timelier. The mission couldn’t be more urgent.

Join the ranks of the heretical heroes. It’s time to mobilize.

[Noah Sheinbaum @NSheinbaum]

i kinda thought the free palestine folks mightve been celebrating khamenei's death.

dude kinda sucked at "opposing israel" if we're being honest.

[Eyal Yakoby @EYakoby]

BREAKING: Just blocks away from Ground Zero in NYC, fully masked Islamists hold a vigil for Khameini.

“We mourn Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. We have the right to resist - by Any Means Necessary.”

Get these people OUT of our country.

[Noah Sheinbaum @NSheinbaum]

How do you get up to speed as a nontechnical teammate joining a hard tech startup?

@ursamajortech Chief Business Officer Ben Nicholson shares his perspective on this week's Crossing the Valley.

[Noah Sheinbaum @NSheinbaum]

What should young people be studying in school right now?

@ursamajortech Chief Business Officer Ben Nicholson explains why data and analytics are top of his list

[Noah Sheinbaum @NSheinbaum]

@ursamajortech is delivering capabilities in three main areas:

1) Homeland defense
2) Munitions
3) Space Mobility

Chief Business Officer Ben Nicholson explains - TOMORROW on Crossing the Valley

[Noah Sheinbaum @NSheinbaum]

Too much focus on new tech development.
Not enough on tech insertion in critical industries.

@geckorobotics Chief Product Officer Troy Demmer explains

[Noah Sheinbaum @NSheinbaum]

Deploying unproven technology to a nuclear silo isn't always an easy sell.

That didn't stop @geckorobotics

Chief Product Officer Troy Demmer explains how they got to yes on this week's Crossing the Valley

[Department of War CTO @DoWCTO]

The future of warfare is now.

Drone swarms and AI-enabled capabilities will be embedded into our entire fighting force.

The @DeptofWar will be AI-FIRST.

[Noah Sheinbaum @NSheinbaum]

Honored to be a small part of this with @usnda_org ... and if that footage looks familiar, stay tuned for more... ;)

[Department of War CTO @DoWCTO]

👀SWARM FORGE SNEAK PREVIEW: The @DeptofWar is embracing AI-enabled warfare.

Combining drone swarms with America’s elite Warfighting units and capability developers.

Testing, iterating, and dominating.

[Noah Sheinbaum @NSheinbaum]

@geckorobotics has massive momentum, using robots to inspect the most critical infrastructure in the nation.

It all started as a college project.

Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer @TroyDemmer lays it all out in this week's Crossing the Valley - dropping tomorrow!

Don't miss it.

[Noah Sheinbaum @NSheinbaum]

Why take a company like Maxar private?

@vantortech CEO Dan Smoot lays it out, plain and simple, in this week's Crossing the Valley recorded at the Reagan National Defense Forum!

Full episode now live!

[Noah Sheinbaum @NSheinbaum]

I asked @vantortech CEO Dan Smoot why rebrand an iconic company like Maxar?

He lays it out, in this week's Crossing the Valley.

Live tomorrow...

[Noah Sheinbaum @NSheinbaum]

Fare thee well, @torybruno

Getting to spend a launch day together this spring was a privilege.

Clearly a deeply knowledgeable, patriotic leader.

[ULA @ulalaunch]

Statement from Robert Lightfoot, ULA Lockheed Martin Board Chair and Kay Sears, ULA Boeing Board Chair

https://t.co/3QZ4P1nXVX

[Noah Sheinbaum @NSheinbaum]

Important

[U.S. National Drone Association @usnda_org]

Our charge is clear: American Drone Dominance.

This September, in partnership with @USSOCOM and @DIU_x, the USNDA hosted the @USMC Attack Drone Team, @75thRGRRGT1942, @us_navyseals as well as teams from the @usairforce and @USArmy for the first ever Drone Crucible.

Here's what happened.

Learn more and get involved at https://t.co/N1wprwoCJd

@MAGTravF @USMCSgtMaj @SecWar

[Noah Sheinbaum @NSheinbaum]

This week's Crossing the Valley: Nathan Diller, Head of Aerospace & Defense for @Divergent3D

We discuss:
00:00:00 Introduction to Divergent and DAPS system 00:02:00 Nate's background and career journey 00:03:00 The Divergent vision for digital manufacturing
00:05:00 Why digital manufacturing matters for America
00:09:00 From Pentagon to Congress to private sector
00:12:30 Go-to-market strategy and partnerships 00:18:00 General Atomics partnership
00:22:00 Parts qualification process
00:25:00 Customer acquisition and sales approach
00:27:00 Family business culture at Divergent
00:28:30 Vision for weapons at volume and prosperity
00:29:00 SBIR program and government shutdown
00:34:00 State of American manufacturing landscape
00:36:00 Contact information and closing

@KevinCzinger @lukasczinger