Mar 12, 2025 - Technology

Ursa Major CEO: Today's tech "revolution" is ripe for breakout companies

Colin Demarest

Photo illustration: Axios Visuals. Photo: Courtesy of Ursa Major

The future of defense is being defined by the "technical revolution taking place right now" across industry, according to Dan Jablonsky, the chief executive at rocket propulsion company Ursa Major.

"In an area like this, when you have this much disruption, it actually allows the disruptors to break through, which I'm really excited about," he told Axios in an interview.

Why he matters: Ursa is racking up defense contracts and test flights. It's also playing alongside some of the biggest names, like RTX.

Q: What's a national security trend we aren't paying enough attention to?

A: The mass industrialization of China's capabilities.

Q: Where are you investing internally, and how could it shake up the status quo?

A: Hypersonics, hypersonics and hypersonics.

We've got category-leading technologies that are flying right now that nobody else in the world has been able to use.

Q: What region of the world should we be watching?

A: Southeast Asia. Continually.

Q: How many emails do you get a day, and how do you deal with them?

A: About 250.

I delegate as many of them as I can. I pay attention to the half-dozen that really matter.

Q: What's your secret to a successful overnight flight?

A: I grew up in the Navy. You sleep when you can. You eat food when it's offered to you. And you have lots of coffee when you need it.

Q: What advice would you give your younger self?

A: Relax a little bit more.

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Ursa Major CEO: Today's tech "revolution" is ripe for breakout companies

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