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Adapt or become irrelevant (or worse). Interesting look at how necessity drives innovation, and the other side’s (Russia’s Black Sea Fleet) inability to counter-adjust. Contrast this to how things are playing out in the Red Sea. Brilliance on basics and out of the box thinking always trumps in the asymmetry game.

🌐 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🌟🔍

Today’s market route has been something where everyone seems to be moving towards cash except for Lockheed Martin. There is fear in the air for the market place, but do not let fear lead in your decision making. Slow down, take a breathe, and see the next step that you are taking. Do you need the money today? Does the company have solid foundations? What changed in the company or processes? Are the markets down because of external factors (the fear of war)? Remember do not panic or have fear, but act intelligently.

When asked about the power of Why, I always refer to "Moonshot" speach by USA president JFK! in 1961 JFK challenged the entire US nation to support the American extremely high cost & challenging space program with a speach that only tackled the "Why" #startwithwhy #JFK #MoonShot #TheWhy https://lnkd.in/d-dENhb3

The nature of warfare has changed dramatically, yet the maritime domain remains critically important. In an increasingly asymmetric battlespace, traditional naval ships are too large, too expensive, and too time-consuming to build and replace. The answer is attritable, autonomous vessels, capable of carrying out the missions that will decide the next conflict. Saronic Technologies is redefining maritime superiority. We’re proud to share a glimpse into the “how” and “why” behind one of America’s emerging weapons - and, as of today's $175 million Series B announcement, 8VC’s newest defense unicorn. CC: Dino Mavrookas Rob Lehman Vibhav A. Doug Lambert Natalie Wiegand John Morgan Alex Moore Justin Rose https://lnkd.in/gtuRNwdA

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