resident Christian Brose said the AI-powered defance start-up, whose founder left Facebook over his early support for Donald Trump. Supporting, Trump’s
initiatives and his administration’s shakeup, to defend and willingness to do things in a different way.
Brose, who had previously worked for Republican Senator John McCain, talked about Anduril, saying that it was well-positioned and that the work he is doing on low-cost autonomous defense systems “seemingly aligns with the assumptions and proclivities the new administration is bringing".
Anduril said in December that it would partner with OpenAI to deploy advanced artificial intelligence solutions when it comes to national security missions. Brose has also been critical when it comes to decent procurement, saying that Trump's infrastructure shared this frustration.
Even more so, in an interview at the Australian International Air Show held on Wednesday, he stated, “There's a huge opportunity and seemingly a lot of willingness on the part of the new Trump administration to do things differently,". He also referred to founder Palmer Luckey, saying “We have relationships with the current administration - it's not secret that our founder has given money to Trump and is very supportive of Trump and has been for a very long time”. And that “At the level of vibes, it's good,”.
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Last month, the Pentagon directed U.S. military leaders to draw up a list of potential defense budget cuts that totaled about $50 billion. The Pentagon directed last month the U.S. military leaders last month to draw up a list of potential defense budget cuts that totalled merely $50 billion.
Brose also added, “It's not clear that the reported 8% reduction is actually a desire to reduce the defence budget or a desire to harvest money that can then be repurposed into new and different types of military capabilities”.
Anduril is also building a mass manufacturing factory for its autonomous systems that are located in Ohio, as a result, Brose said that the company plans to build more outside the U.S., including Australia, if there is a business case.
The Australian Defense Force is trialing Anduril’s AI instruction detection software at RAAF Base Darwin, an installation where the U.S. Marines are hosted for six months of the year. It is also worth mentioning that Andurill Australia has also bid a manufacture solid rocket motors for the Australian Defense Department’s Guided Weapons and Explosive Ordnance Enterprise, reported Reuters.
Brose also said, “The benefit of autonomous systems like Ghost Shark is they deliver a lot faster, you can produce them in far larger quantities and far lower prices,".
