“The company recently raised a $250M Series C at a $2.5B valuation, signaling institutional conviction in U.S.-made drone production as a durable category.”
“Monroe-Anderson's 'hottest take' directly challenges the consensus view that the defense tech startup wave is broadly productive. He suggests the majority of output is ineffective or worse. A lot of the defense tech, maybe the majority of defense tech products that are being put out right now by startups are not very effective and maybe even completely useless.”
“3D printing is generally good for making a few of a thing, making lots of different things. We are mostly focused on making a lot of one thing, or a really consistent process. You're not gonna be 3D printing your circuit boards, your motors, your radios, any of that stuff out on the battlefield. So it does not solve the supply chain problem”
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