Joby Aviation and defense contractor L3Harris to test autonomous hybrid aircraft | TechCrunch
Joby Aviation is often cast as a developer of commercial electric air taxis, but the publicly traded company has also pursued a separate track to...
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European VC breaks taboo by investing in pure defense tech from Ukraine’s war zones | TechCrunch
Defense tech has gone from a no-go zone for VCs to a hot investment sector. However, dual use — meaning that the technology must also...
Anduril raises $2.5B at $30.5B valuation led by Founders Fund | TechCrunch
Founders Fund has led another, enormous round for defense tech startup Anduril with a $1 billion investment as part of a new $2.5 billion raise,...
Space Forge raises $30M Series A to make chip materials in space | TechCrunch
From AI to EVs, demand for semiconductors is exploding, but silicon is hitting its limits. Making more efficient chips requires new materials, ones far less...
In a victory for Palmer Luckey, Meta and Anduril work on mixed reality headsets for the military | TechCrunch
On Thursday, Anduril and Meta announced news that feels like a fairy tale ending for Anduril co-founder Palmer Luckey. The two companies are working together...
Vertical Aerospace has a plan to capitalize on Europe’s defense tech moment | TechCrunch
Russia’s war in Ukraine and President Donald Trump’s reluctance to support NATO allies has led to a boost in funding for European defense tech. And...
Rising star defense tech startup Mach Industries is raising $100 million, sources say | TechCrunch
Mach Industries, the defense tech founded by 21-year-old Ethan Thornton, is about to close a fresh $100 million in financing co-led by new investor Khosla...
British startup Isembard lands $9M to reshore manufacturing for critical industries | TechCrunch
Geopolitical pressures are accelerating a demand in many countries and regions to reshore — that is, to redevelop critical industry infrastructure, and to bring back...
Defense tech Theseus landed Y Combinator, the US Special Forces and $4.3M from a tweet | TechCrunch
On February 18, 2024, Ian Laffey posted on X that he and two others he’d just met built a cheap drone at a hackathon that...
How a hydrogen explosion led a teenage founder to become Sequoia’s first defense tech investment | TechCrunch
As Sequoia Capital’s first defense tech investment, Mach Industries is an industry darling, raising over $80 million since its founding in 2023. Its founder, Ethan...