Zulu Pods

Name: Zulu Pods
Address: 333 Las Olas Way, CU 4, Suite 435, Fort Lauderdale, FL, 33301, US
Telephone: +14132737535

We make novel fluid delivery solutions that radically simplify mechanical systems architecture to reduce weight, cost, and complexity.

06/19/2026

The federal government just made it official: the munitions industrial base is a national security risk.

This week the White House invoked Section 708 of the Defense Production Act, finding that limited production capacity, fragile supply chains, and long-lead dependencies threaten America's ability to produce and sustain the munitions the warfighter needs. It directs the Secretary of War to convene voluntary industry agreements to fix it.

This is exactly the problem Zulu Pods was built to solve: resilient, scalable, domestically produced propulsion components, delivered at the speed and volume the arsenal demands. Affordable mass isn't a slogan for us. It's the mission.

The arsenal of democracy needs partners who can deliver when it matters most. We're ready.

https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/17/2026-12286/presidential-determination-and-delegation-of-authority-under-section-708-of-the-defense-production

06/17/2026

At Zulu Pods, we build critical components for aerospace and defense propulsion systems. Not just for initial production, but for the sustainment cycle that keeps fleets flying safely for decades. Because a platform is only as reliable as its weakest supply chain link, and right now, too many of those links are brittle, slow, or offshore.

Re-industrialization isn't a slogan. It's a reckoning. The U.S. needs domestic manufacturers who can deliver flight-critical hardware with shorter lead times, at lower cost, without compromising safety or quality. That's the standard we hold ourselves to every day.

Speed. Scale. Sustainment. That's how you maintain a defense industrial base.

06/15/2026

We're building the components that nobody talks about and everybody depends on. The boring parts. The parts that move fuel, oil, and air through the most demanding propulsion systems on the planet. They don't make the highlight reel, but they make the highlight reel possible.

Aerospace and defense isn't won by the flashiest technology. It's won by the supply chain that shows up, on spec, on time, every time. That's the work. And we think it's anything but boring.

06/12/2026

For decades, small engine programs inherited components designed for the big engine world. Same parts, same suppliers, same timelines, same cost structures. Nobody questioned it because nobody had to.

That era is over. Attritable platforms, expendable systems, and affordable mass all demand purpose-built components, not hand-me-downs from legacy programs. The pressure on pricing, performance, and lead time has never been higher.

At Zulu Pods, we're not adapting old solutions to new problems. We're designing from a clean sheet, for the mission, at the price point the mission requires.

06/10/2026

This month in turbojet history: On June 6, 1974, the Microturbo TRI 60 (now Safran) completed its first run. A compact, single-shaft turbojet purpose-built for high-volume, cost-optimized production.

Designed for target drones, cruise missiles, anti-ship missiles, and RPVs, it featured an axial compressor and annular combustor tailored for reliability in short-life or attritable missions. Variants of this engine family would later power systems like the Storm Shadow/SCALP EG and RBS-15.

More than fifty years later, the strategic logic remains the same: when platforms are built to be produced at scale and employed in high-risk or one-way missions, every subsystem must deliver maximum reliability at minimum cost and complexity.

At Zulu Pods, we’re applying that same philosophy to the fluid delivery and lubrication systems that enable today’s attritable and expendable aircraft and munitions to perform when it matters most.

Our patented ZPOD, pyroless air starters for altitude turbojet starts, one-way-use fuel pumps, and inline fuel/oil mixers that dramatically extend storage life and altitude performance are all purpose-built for the next generation of mass-deployable systems.

Because making America’s greatest systems work better and last longer isn’t just about the engine. It’s about every supporting system that keeps the platform mission-ready from the factory floor to the fight.

What advancements in attritable propulsion and subsystems are you most excited about right now?

06/08/2026

Our CEO Rob Sladen and CTO Todd Currier had a great visit with some friends in San Francisco!

06/05/2026

The next generation of jet engines won't be built like the last.

At Zulu Pods, we design and manufacture critical components for aerospace and defense propulsion systems. Parts that keep engines running, aircraft flying, and missions on track. Our technology is built to enable America's affordable mass initiative; cutting weight, improving performance, and compressing timelines that the legacy supply chain was never designed to meet.

Strengthening America's defense industrial base isn't just a business objective; it's a national imperative. We're here to make sure attritable and expendable platforms can be built at the speed and scale the mission demands.

05/27/2026

Our CEO Rob Sladen joined Dan Magy on the Drone Wars Podcast - check it out now! 🚀

Rob sat down to talk about what Zulu Pods is building and why: the boring parts. A drone is made of hundreds of components - and most of them were designed for a different era of aviation, over-engineered for service lives measured in thousands of hours. Nobody rethought them for platforms that fly once, fly hard, and don't come back. Those components are the backbone of aerospace and defense, and that's exactly where Zulu Pods is focused.

The principle driving it is simple. If a mission lasts 45 minutes, every component in that system should be designed for 45 minutes - not 10,000 hours. Obvious when you say it out loud. Almost nothing in the defense supply chain is built that way.

They also get into what it actually takes to build a deep-tech defense company and why the biggest risk is not taking one.

Big thanks to Dan Magy and the Drone Wars Podcast team for the conversation and for the platform they've built for the defense community.

🎧 The Unglamorous Tech Powering the Drone Revolution - available now on YouTube, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts... links below.

Apple podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-unglamorous-tech-powering-the-drone-revolution/id1770840805?i=1000769822941

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2B9WS1K1Xo4KwQmswFdvCm?si=0c735cfb8cf542b9

Youtube: https://youtu.be/z_yVjgxSAjU

05/25/2026

This Memorial Day, we honor the men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice in service to our nation.

At Zulu Pods, our work in aerospace and defense is grounded in a simple truth: the people behind every mission matter. Every system we build, every problem we solve, carries the weight of that responsibility.

Today we pause to remember those who gave everything, and we recommit to the mission of supporting those who serve.

To our military families, veterans, and communities: thank you.

05/15/2026

We’re excited to kick off our Employee Spotlight series with our Co-Founder, Joe Cunningham! 🚀

Joe’s dedication, drive, and commitment to our mission inspire the entire Zulu Pods team. Stay tuned as we highlight more amazing team members who make a difference every day!

Address

333 Las Olas Way, CU 4, Suite 435
Fort Lauderdale, FL
33301

Telephone

+14132737535

Website

https://www.zulupods.com/

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