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effect defense and economy.
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Recent U.S. defense contracts have been awarded to companies founded by
young adults, such as Mach Industries, which is developing a vertical
takeoff cruise missile for the Army, and Neros, which secured a contract
to produce military drones. These contracts highlight the growing role
of young companies with expertise in drone technology within the defense sector, particularly as the military plans a significant ramp-up in its
drone purchases.
Mach Industries: Founded by 21-year-old Ethan Thornton, Mach Industries
landed a U.S. Army developmental contract in 2024 to create a vertical
takeoff cruise missile, called "Strategic Strike". The company is also building its first 115,000-square-foot weapons factory in Huntington
Beach, California.
Neros: Founded by former teenage drone racers in 2023, Neros secured a contract from the U.S. Army. This follows the company's initial success, including raising $121 million and having its drones already in use by Ukraine.
US Army drone expansion: These developments align with the U.S. Army's
recent announcement to purchase at least one million drones within the
next two to three years, a significant ramp-up driven in part by lessons learned from the conflict in Ukraine. The Army is actively seeking to
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On Mon, 17 Nov 2025 09:43:36 -0800, a425couple
<a425couple@hotmail.com> wrote:

How quickly things change, entire new weapons systems
effect defense and economy.
Some teenagers go out and do things rather than complain
about economy.
Read about decade old Sci-Fi becoming reality at many
citations, here are a few of many.

Recent U.S. defense contracts have been awarded to companies founded by >young adults, such as Mach Industries, which is developing a vertical >takeoff cruise missile for the Army, and Neros, which secured a contract

to produce military drones. These contracts highlight the growing role
of young companies with expertise in drone technology within the defense

sector, particularly as the military plans a significant ramp-up in its >drone purchases.

Given their use in Ukraine, this is unavoidable. It is just one of
many lessons learned about large-scale ground combat (as opposed to anti-partisan campaigns) with modern equipment.

A recent article in a military history magazine pointed out that,
while the use of trench lines in Ukraine is right out of WW I, the use
of drones is producing the pattern of unit dispersion advocated in the
80s for a NATO/USSR war in Europe featuring tactical nukes.

Anti-drone defenses are also being stimulated, IIRC.
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