Partnerships
Partner with Iron Command
Video sponsorship, newsletter placements, and selected brand partnerships. Engaged defence, intelligence, and AI-in-defence audience across YouTube, newsletter, and podcast.
140+
Platforms analysed
Ships, aircraft, and land systems across 28 countries in our intelligence wiki.
Weekly
Long-form output
Comparison briefings on YouTube, ramping to twice-weekly across 2026, with written analysis on ironcommand.co.
Multi-platform
Distribution
YouTube, TikTok, Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, podcast, Beehiiv newsletter — one integration, six surfaces.
Rate card — indicative tiers
Tier 1 — Integrated
£
45–90 second host-read within a comparison briefing. Single placement across YouTube + cross-posted channels.
Typical for defence publishers, mid-market tech brands.
Tier 2 — Dedicated
££
Dedicated 2–3 min sponsored segment, editorially relevant. Distributed across all channels + newsletter mention.
Typical for defence industry, streaming platforms, specialist publishers.
Tier 3 — Campaign
£££
Multi-video campaign over a defined window. Combines integrated reads, dedicated segments, newsletter placements.
Typical for sustained brand-awareness or recruitment partnerships.
Specific rates on enquiry. Tier bracketing reflects campaign scope, not a fixed scale.
Placement options
Video sponsorship — integrated read
Rate on enquiry
45–90 second host-read integration within a comparison briefing. Placement negotiated (cold open, mid-roll, end). Distributed across YouTube primary upload and all cross-posted channels.
Video sponsorship — dedicated segment
Rate on enquiry
Longer-form sponsored segment (2–3 min) framed around an editorially relevant topic. Suitable for defence publishers, military media, and credible defence-adjacent brands.
Newsletter placement — Pacific Brief
Rate on enquiry
Sponsored slot in the weekly Beehiiv newsletter. Written by Ben, labelled clearly as partner content. Subscribers are analysts, investors, defence professionals, and engaged readers.
Multi-video campaign
Rate on enquiry
Series of coordinated placements (video + newsletter + social) across a defined window. Preferred format for sustained brand-awareness partnerships.
What we won't partner with
We turn down partnerships that compromise credibility with the defence and intelligence audience — regardless of fee.
- — Gambling, crypto speculation, get-rich schemes
- — Untested or unverified defence technology vendors
- — Sanctioned entities or their affiliates
- — State-owned media from adversarial governments
- — Anything requiring editorial control over analytical content
Booking
Partnership enquiries
Include campaign timing, budget band, product/service, and the audience behaviour you're aiming to influence. We'll reply within 48 hours with a fit assessment and a rate card.