Autonomous Weapons

Anduril's Autonomous Fighter Jet Completes First Flight Test

2025-10-31 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 8/10

Anduril Industries announced its YFQ-44 ‘Fury’ autonomous fighter jet prototype successfully completed its first live flight test, achieving the milestone in just 556 days from clean-sheet design to flight—less than two years. The Fury is Anduril’s entry for the Air Force’s …

Anduril Industries U.S. Air Force Palmer Luckey autonomous weapons ai weapons military-industrial complex defense contractors

Anduril Announces Arsenal-1: $1 Billion Weapons Manufacturing Facility in Ohio

2024-08-08 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 8/10

Anduril Industries selected Columbus, Ohio for Arsenal-1, its first ‘hyperscale manufacturing facility’ designed to produce tens of thousands of autonomous weapons systems annually. The company announced nearly $1 billion in investment to build the 5-million-square-foot facility in …

Anduril Industries Palmer Luckey State of Ohio autonomous weapons military-industrial complex ai weapons manufacturing defense contractors

Anduril Industries Founded by Palmer Luckey and Former Palantir Executives

2017-06-16 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 8/10

Anduril Industries was incorporated on June 16, 2017, by Palmer Luckey (Oculus VR founder), Trae Stephens (Founders Fund partner and former Palantir executive), Matt Grimm, Joe Chen, and Brian Schimpf (CEO). The company was seeded by Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund and pitched low-cost border …

Palmer Luckey Peter Thiel Trae Stephens Brian Schimpf Founders Fund +1 more defense contractors silicon valley autonomous weapons military-industrial complex surveillance