Dan is an experienced company builder, having founded four VC-backed hardware and Artificial Intelligence companies. He founded Citadel Defense in 2015, specializing in Counter-Unmanned Aerial System (C-UAS) technologies, which was acquired by Blue Halo in 2021. Citadel’s Titan C-UAS systems continue to be used as a program of record by U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM). Dan believes the future of defense is mass produced, modular, and cost effective, thus Firestorm.