No need to wear shades for the infrared eclipse.

We shot this video on a long-wave infrared Wisp sensor from our office in Lexington, Massachusetts, which was just outside the path of yesterday’s eclipse with 93% coverage. What looks like noise is an effect of the digital pixel…

With a tenure approaching 7 years, Brian Schimpf has already been CEO at Anduril Industries longer than the last two CEOs served at Boeing.

Good reminder that founder-led companies consistently outperform others.

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...even if you were protesting us a couple years ago. No hard feelings 🙃

🙅‍♂️ Anduril Industries not on a near term path to going public, people. STAND DOWN. 😂

Quick Galvainck Q1 2024 Update:
- Booked a paid 3mo POC w/one of the biggest manufacturing firms in the world
- Version 2 is out! Lots of UI + scalability improvements
- New head of talent + JD Work joining as an advisor

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Love to see this news from Founders Fund portfolio company Arena!

Fun podcast with Lauren Bedula and fmr Undersecretary of the Navy & SOCOM SAE Hondo Geurts from Beacon Global Strategies.

Really love seeing conversations like these becoming more common inside the Beltway.

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traditional defense primes

THROWBACK 🔥

Good Friday is the Empire Strikes Back of Christian Holy Days. Han is frozen, Luke lost an arm, and the Rebel Fleet had to literally flee the galaxy to escape the Empire. But ohhhh buddy, the story isn’t over yet!

From controversial to 'firmly in vogue,' Anduril has catalyzed a shift in tech, driving innovation to save a defense industrial base that has lost its edge.

Read more from Palmer Luckey's recent conversation with Tabby Kinder for FT Weekend Magazine: on.ft.com/3VVwhvZ

“This ship was designed for 20th century conflict…too expensive for asymmetric encounters with non-state actors, too vulnerable to cheap munitions, and it burns 4000L of diesel an hour.“
- from The Three Body Problem

Art imitating life, unfortunately…

The DOD definitely needs commercial dual-use companies

But it also need weapons

Salesforce.com doesn’t build weapons

So bummed to hear that my favorite science fiction author, Vernor Vinge, passed away this week. We've been talking about deterrence concepts Vinge introduced since Day 1 at Anduril Industries (Bobbles, Palmer Luckey, BOBBLES). RIP to a genius beyond his time.

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