How Hegseth envisions a new Autonomous Warfare Command
The Pentagon wants to combine drone procurement and operations under a new command, but Congress will have a say.
Hegseth announces plans for new 4-star drone command, among other initiatives
Hegseth also announced a new study group led by Elon Musk, Palmer Luckey and Newt Gingrich.
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Reed: Congress ‘would have to’ codify Trump’s defense industry stock buyback mandates
The top SASC Democrat stopped short of supporting Trump's executive order, as a few defense firms said they're on board, at least publicly.
Anduril, Hyundai Heavy Industries set sights on US Navy’s unmanned surface vessel program
Anduril said the first prototype is under construction in South Korea, but future vessels will be made in the US.
Shutdown will delay Air Force drone wingman’s first flight, Anduril executive says
“I can’t fund the government,” said Anduril Founder Palmer Luckey.
‘I have got this s— figured out’: Anduril unveiling EagleEye mixed-reality device at AUSA
“I now have all my toys back. ... All of it is on the table for EagleEye,” said Anduril founder Palmer Luckey.
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Biodefense is force protection: Ready today, prepared for tomorrow
A decorated combat aviator and biotech CEO advocates preparing for novel viral threats before the next crisis.
Anduril increases Indo-Pacific footprint with Taiwan, South Korea partnerships
The American firm is setting up a new office in Taipei, as it delivers loitering munitions to the island.
Anduril, Meta team up for Army IVAS recompete
"My mission has long been to turn warfighters into technomancers, and the products we are building with Meta do just that," said Anduril founder Palmer Luckey.
Microsoft announces plan to slide $22 billion IVAS contract over to Anduril
While the government still needs to bless the deal, if approved, the tech startup would oversee the entire mixed-reality program including the development and production of the current hardware and software.
Anduril, Microsoft announce IVAS team-up
“This project is my top priority at Anduril, and it has been for some time now. It’s one of the Army’s most critical programs being fielded in the near future, with the goal of getting the right data to the right people at the right time,” said Anduril founder Palmer Luckey, who made his tech breakthrough with commercial Oculus headset.
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Support for Patriot air-and-missile defense is a case study for the industrial base
Manufacturing scale, global sustainment, and next-gen tech are becoming inseparable.
Anduril wins solid rocket motor test, development contract for Navy’s SM-6
It's a key win for a company still working its way into the solid rocket motor industry.
Anduril unveils VTOL Roadrunner-Munition for aerial defense, one US customer buying in
The start-up declined to identify its American customer, but budget documents show that Special Operations Command is investing in counter-UAS technology bearing the “Roadrunner” name.
Palmer Luckey on Anduril’s growth plans, a future IPO and how ChatGPT has impacted AI
"I can't really imagine a world where something like a Joint Strike Fighter program goes to a privately traded company," Luckey told Breaking Defense. "I can't imagine that ever happening."
Anduril ‘going after everything’ with new rocket motor business, Palmer Luckey says
“The only way that we're going to get to the scale of a prime that can change the way a lot of things are done is to work across the same domains that a prime has to do," Palmer Luckey told Breaking Defense. “You have to fight and win across multiple areas.”