CENTCOM

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American Optimist the a16z Podcast TBPN

3 statements about CENTCOM, every show

a16z Assertion Partly supported
Michael: Inherited Pentagon AI contracts created dangerous vendor lock-in
“Well, they came up now because as I started to look at the contracts that had been written during the last administration for the use of AI. I had a whole, holy cow moment because there were things not well beyond what you've been hearing in the press in the l…”
Emil Michael Mar 13, 2026 ▶ 9:58 Emil Michael: The Department of War Is Moving Faster Than Silicon Valley on AI | The a16z Show
TBPN Assertion Contradicted
Thornton: US lost 30 MQ drones in CENTCOM's Operation Rough Rider
“The U.S. Conducted an operation last year called Rough Rider and CENTCOM, and it, We lost something crazy, like, 30 MQs, like, 30 Preds and Reapers and that was not against as nearly as sophisticated of an adversary”
Ethan Thornton Feb 11, 2026 ▶ 10:31 FULL INTERVIEW: Ethan Thornton: War With China Will Be Over in DAYS
AMERICAN OPTIMIST Prediction Didn’t hold up
Lowery: Epirus Will Enter a DoD Program of Record in 2025
“We are deploying to CENTCOM. If those deployments are successful, we will be palmed into a program or record In 20, 25.”
Andy Lowery Aug 16, 2024 ▶ 29:22 Electronic Warfare and Real-Life Force Fields! Epirus CEO Andy Lowery · Joe Lonsdale

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