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🌐 Palmer Luckey, the innovative mind behind Oculus VR, is now reshaping the US military landscape with his startup, Anduril Industries. Founded in 2017 and backed by industry giants like Peter Thiel’s Palantir Technologies, Anduril is pioneering with surveillance towers, drones, and AI-driven border security solutions. 🛡️💡 We wrote about Anduril Industries here: https://lnkd.in/gTVaJAkp 🎙️ You MUST WATCH the latest episode of Bloomberg , The Circuit with Emily Chang , here: https://lnkd.in/gY3dwrCr The US defense industry has a long and conflicted history with both startups and #SiliconValley . After World War II, #billions of dollars in #defense funding transformed California into a land of #aerospace and #technology boomtowns. But as Luckey sees it, the #relationship splintered after the Cold War. Engineers dazzled by the prospect of #stockmarket riches ditched dour #government jobs for shiny tech firms with free snacks and Ping-Pong. "This muscle we used to have as a country of turning small, innovative defense companies into large-scale providers of weapons—we lost it," Luckey said. As a result, the defense industry has become increasingly dominated by a handful of “primes,” including Boeing and Lockheed Martin. To Luckey, it’s an oligopoly in which new ideas are thwarted by layers of #bureaucracy, leaving US defense capabilities to suffer as a result. "Some of the US technology is very bad," he says. "It’s also extremely expensive and not necessarily adapted to the types of conflicts we’re going to see in the future. The US has a lot of investment in legacy weapons systems that are not necessarily having China quaking in their boots." Breaking through that bureaucracy and getting the Pentagon to pay attention has been a challenge, Luckey says, and his controversial reputation likely hasn’t done him any favors. On this episode of The Circuit, Luckey shows off his personal #warship (a purchase from the #USNavy), an Autopia car from the classic #Disneyland ride and floor-to-ceiling fish tanks at home in Newport Beach, California. He also talks about his nitrogen-filled nuclear missile silo in which he stores what he says is the biggest #videogame collection in the world. 🎮⚓️ 🤔💭 I said and I repeat , Palmer Luckey is one of the most brilliant minds 🧠 of his generation and Anduril Industries is likely to become one of the most valuable companies in the world🌟🔍

In this conversation, military scholar and Indian army veteran Lt. Gen. (retd.) Raj Shukla, who was the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Army Training Command (GOC-in-C ARTRAC), tells Hindol Sengupta why, - the emerging CRIK [China-Russia-Iran-(North) Korea] is so dangerous, - this axis is impacting wars around the world, - CRIK is looking to looking to challenge the world order, - America is failing to counter rapid Chinese advances in military tech, - America is struggling against growing Chinese naval power, - America's social and economic problems have given the Chinese an opening to exploit, - America may not immediately have the finances to expand its military as needed, - and, for all its problems, how America could still bounce back, - the meaning of all of this for India, - the crisis on India's eastern borders, - the crisis in the Indian Ocean Region, - the problem of underspending on India's security needs, - and the need for greater recognition of India's national security priorities. https://lnkd.in/g5MDwAGV

In this conversation for Global Order, military scholar and Indian army veteran Former Army Commander Lieutenant General Raj Shukla, who was the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Army Training Command (GOC-in-C ARTRAC), tells me why, - the emerging CRIK [China-Russia-Iran-(North) Korea] is so dangerous, - this axis is impacting wars around the world, - CRIK is looking to looking to challenge the world order, - America is failing to counter rapid Chinese advances in military tech, - America is struggling against growing Chinese naval power, - America's social and economic problems have given the Chinese an opening to exploit, - America may not immediately have the finances to expand its military as needed, - and, for all its problems, how America could still bounce back, - the meaning of all of this for India, - the crisis on India's eastern borders, - the crisis in the Indian Ocean Region, - the problem of underspending on India's security needs, - and the need for greater recognition for India's national security priorities. #china #india #pakistan #indianocean #indianoceanregion #india #northkorea #iran

[KEEP POLISHING TILL…] ... you're Krystal Klear! Day 1 is already shaping up to be a day chock full of activities. I am challenged to more new activities, and some I have done before... but now I need to approach those at a different level, with a different frame of mind. Really glad to have veterans Craig and Albert in the room for support and extra pressure... Pressure makes for great perturbation! If this post resonated with you, please leave a comment below and share this post! #FrontierTrainings #ClintonSwaine #krystalklear #treasurehunt

Forget the tanks you know. DARPA's new beast is autonomous, wields a robotic arm, and glows green. Is this military tech gone wild, or the key to keeping our soldiers safe? As a tech-loving military vet, I break it all down in my new blog post. https://wix.to/NWjznUP #newblogpost

As we honor trailblazers—past and present—for Women’s History Month, let's shine a spotlight on Hedy Lamarr, not just for her captivating Hollywood presence, but for her groundbreaking contributions to #defensetechnology! In collaboration with composer and inventor George Antheil, Lamarr co-invented a frequency-hopping spread spectrum technology designed to guide torpedoes during World War II. Their invention was used to prevent the enemy from jamming signals—a critical tactical advantage. This concept laid the groundwork for the development of modern wireless communication technologies we rely on daily such as Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, and GPS. For decades, Lamarr's contributions to #tacticalcommunications were overshadowed by her silver-screen persona. Today, she’s finally getting some of the recognition she deserves as a brilliant inventor whose vision revolutionized the technological landscape. #WomensHistoryMonth #HedyLamarr #diversityintech #womenindefense #empowerment #womeninSTEM #womeninengineering #leadingladiesofdefense #hertechstory #empowerindefense #militarywomen #womeninstemhistory #womentransformingtech #defensetechnology #militarytechnology #defenseindustry

What sort of training is behind protecting America's Commander in Chief? I can tell you....its VirTra! Take a look inside how the Secret Service is using our cutting edge technology for Use of Force simulations! #UseofForce #Training #Simulations #POTUS

Here are the videos which helped me to master recon. https://lnkd.in/gWuhKnA6