Armada: Building American Edge AI Dominance
Podcast: Mission Matters PodcastPublished On: Mon Apr 20 2026
Description: In this episode, Shield Capital's Maggie and Akhil sit down with Dan Wright (Co-Founder & CEO) and Pradeep Nair (Founding CTO) of Armada — the company building distributed AI infrastructure for the world's most remote and mission-critical environments.They cover why the cloud breaks at the edge, how Armada is deploying sovereign AI infrastructure across defense, energy, and mining, and why winning the AI race is just as much about infrastructure as it is models.As always, please let us know what you think. And please reach out if you or anyone you know is building at the intersection of technology and national security.Listen on:Apple PodcastsYouTubeShield CapitalVisit Armada's website to learn more!As always, please let us know what you think. And please reach out if you or anyone you know is building at the intersection of technology and national security.Timestamps:0:00 - Armada Introduction3:30 - What does the DOW's current AI adoption look like?5:25 - Technical challenges for AI adoption in mission critical organizations10:50 - Working with start-ups15:49 - Non-military AI applications18:49 - DOE's New Genesis Mission26:26 - Problems with current AI infrastructure29:47 - Customer education and trust40:52 - What is it going to take to build US AI Dominance?47:39 - Advice for founders
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