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A lot has happened in the 5 years since Chris Brose, chief strategy officer at Anduril, published The Kill Chain, his lauded book about the risks that new technologies pose to the U.S. military. In this fireside chat with a16z General Partner Katherine Boyle, Brose discusses what has changed since 2020, as well as the impacts of a growing American Dynamism ecosystem.
Exploring accurate predictions from 'The Kill Chain' and the surprising rapidity of change in defense technology.
"But when you were writing The Kill Chain, I mean, it is true that you saw where the future of warfare was headed unlike anyone else. And I would love for you to talk about, you know, what did you get ..."
The segment discusses the evolution of the organization's capabilities and ambitions over time, highlighting the impact of current global events like the situation in Ukraine on future planning.
"you were working on one product, but you were working on Lattis. I mean, a lot of the kind of scaffolding of the original vision is still there, but now you were doing so much um to keep up with the d..."
This segment discusses the evolving landscape of defense technology, highlighting the impact of the Ukraine conflict on the growth of venture-backed defense companies.
"play out in high relief in Ukraine and, you know, the the the the lines of it had been there for folks who had been paying attention. But I think that was the sort of collective realization that a lot..."
This segment reflects on the increasing collaboration and energy among defense technology companies and their evolving acceptance in the industry.
"other companies that can potentially be either a supplier or a partner. Yeah, I I mean it's a it's awesome, right? I mean I think in the in the early days uh you know there were obviously other compan..."
Exploring the future of Andre's growth and production at scale in defense advancements.
"subbing to us or it's not even that kind of a relationship. Um just having that kind of talent on the field is better for everybody. Totally. Well, similar to to SpaceX, I think this year, especially ..."
Exploring the importance of patience and strategic planning in leveraging current investment trends for defense technology development.
"exciting frontier. I mean, that's if anything, uh, Palmer Lucky was put on Earth to do, it is revolutionizing that. So, that's going to be wildly exciting. And then I think just getting to larger scal..."
Exploring the excitement in government for innovative technology and the shift towards a scalable defense production.
"like you'll have this amazing whisbang thing. Um, most of the time that stuff never shows up. So this more iterative, fast-moving, you know, highly kind of fluid, slightly chaotic approach, uh, is som..."