Dealroom: defense giants such as Lockheed Martin have participated in a record $4.1B worth of VC rounds YTD, as drones and autonomous systems transform warfare (Financial Times)
Defense incumbents are accelerating venture investments into drones and autonomous systems, signaling growing strategic demand for AI-enabled defense startups.
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<p><a href="https://www.techmeme.com/260726/p11#a260726p11" title="Techmeme permalink"><img height="12" src="http://www.techmeme.com/img/pml.png" style="border: none; padding: 0; margin: 0;" width="11" /></a> <a href="https://www.ft.com/">Financial Times</a>:<br />
<span style="font-size: 1.3em;"><b><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/fcb2bd34-b13f-4f4f-950d-92367d43d1f3">Dealroom: defense giants such as Lockheed Martin have participated in a record $4.1B worth of VC rounds YTD, as drones and autonomous systems transform warfare</a></b></span> — As drones and autonomous systems transform the battlefield, traditional defence companies start to act more like venture capitalists</p>
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