
Mary Beth Lengthy is a member of the board of administrators of Purple Cat Holdings. Purple Cat Holdings is a navy know-how firm that integrates robotic {hardware} and software program to offer important situational consciousness and actionable intelligence to on-the-ground warfighters and battlefield commanders. Its mission is to boost the effectiveness and security of navy operations domestically and globally – and to “Dominate the Night time.” Purple Cat’s suite of options contains Teal Drones, developer of the Golden Eagle, a small unmanned system with the very best decision imaging for nighttime operations, and Skypersonic, a number one supplier of unmanned plane for inside areas and different harmful environments.
Mary Beth is founding father of M B Lengthy & Associates, a global authorized and advisory agency. From 2007-2009, Mary Beth served as the primary girl confirmed by the U.S. Senate as Assistant Secretary of Protection for Worldwide Safety Affairs within the Workplace of the Secretary of Protection, and as Chair of NATO’s Excessive Stage Group, accountable for NATO’s nuclear coverage. In her protection division roles, she additionally acted as Principal Deputy Secretary of Protection on the Center East, Africa, the Western Hemisphere, Asia, and Southeast Asia; and was the Deputy Secretary of Protection for Counter Narcoterrorism with a funds of over $1 billion. To these credentials, she provides greater than a decade of Central Intelligence Company operational expertise on terrorism and different safety points.
Mary Beth has suggested a number of Presidential candidates and seems usually on Fox Information, BBC, CNN, Al Jazeera English and NPR on Center East points and the Intelligence Group. She is a licensed lawyer and, from 1999 till 2004, was an affiliate specializing in civil litigation issues at Williams & Connolly LLP. She additionally travels usually to the Center East, Europe, Latin America, and Afghanistan and has places of work in Abu Dhabi and Kabul.
On this episode of the Drone Radio Present, Mary Beth talks about Purple Cat Holdings, the present challenges and alternatives for counter drone options and the way forward for defending important property from drone incursions.