Every Other Satellite Startup Went Small. K2 Space Went Big and Just Raised $500M at a $6.8B Valuation
K2 Space closed a $500 million Series D led by ICONIQ Capital at a $6.8 billion valuation, betting against the…
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Palmer Luckey’s Anduril Unveiled a New Battlefield Drone and Is Exploring a $100 Billion Valuation — Without Its Founder Holding a Single ‘C’ in His Title
Anduril unveiled its Thunder VTOL drone at the UK's Farnborough Air Show and is reportedly exploring a funding round that…
A College Startup Wants Frontline Soldiers to Shoot Down Drones By Hand. The Pentagon Is Already Buying.
Atlanta startup Askari Defense, born out of a Georgia Tech student accelerator, is building hand-launched interceptor drones for frontline soldiers…
The Pentagon Just Created a Single Boss for Every Drone Program It Runs
The US Department of War established a new Direct Reporting Portfolio Manager for Unmanned Systems on June 29, consolidating acquisition…