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Press kit and booking for Iron Command commentary on AI in defence, cyber intelligence, and peer-platform capability. Available for quotes, interviews, panels, and broadcast.
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Name & titles
Ben Brand — Founder, Iron Command. Former British Army intelligence analyst. Current cyber consultant to UK government.
Short bio (for credits)
Ben Brand is a former British Army intelligence analyst and founder of Iron Command, an independent defence intelligence channel.
Full bio
Ben Brand is a former British Army intelligence analyst and founder of Iron Command, an independent defence intelligence channel and advisory practice. Thirteen years across intelligence analysis and cyber operations — nine years of British Army intelligence analysis and four-plus years of cyber consultancy, including current engagement inside UK government.
Topics I can speak to
- →Peer-platform capability assessments — naval, air, land
- →Adversary doctrine and operational lessons (Ukraine, Red Sea, Indo-Pacific)
- →AI in defence — UK/NATO procurement, Asgard programme, sovereign AI strategy
- →State-sponsored cyber threat and cyber × AI convergence
- →OSINT methodology and intelligence tradecraft
- →Where vendor capability claims meet operational reality
Recent appearances & engagements
- Apr 2026Consulting expert — Guidepoint institutional-investor research on AI-in-defence market trends
- Apr 2026Published: AI in Defence — What's Real, What's Marketing on ironcommand.co
- OngoingIron Command YouTube — twice-weekly peer-platform comparison briefings (Virginia vs Yasen-M, F-35 vs Su-57, Burke vs 055)
Full list of press citations and podcast appearances available on request. Additional engagements are logged here as they publish.
What I won't comment on
- — My current UK government engagement specifically
- — Classified or otherwise protectively-marked material
- — Party-political positioning on UK/US defence policy
- — Specific live procurement competitions I'm advising on
Format preferences
- — Preferred: 15-min recorded call via Riverside or similar
- — Short quote requests: reply by email, credited to Iron Command
- — Live broadcast: 24h notice minimum where possible
- — Voice of Ben Brand, not Iron Command as an organisation, unless agreed
Booking
Media enquiries
Response within 24 hours on weekdays. For live broadcast requests outside office hours, include "URGENT" in the subject.