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Thrive Capital and a16z to lead Anduril round at ~$60 billion valuation

Thrive Capital and Andreessen Horowitz are set to lead an investment that values Anduril Industries at roughly $60 billion. The Palmer Luckey–founded defence‑tech company builds AI‑powered autonomous weapons and has expanded into prime teaming and government advisory roles.

2026-03-03T16:41:21.456449-08:00

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Pentagon orders defense contractors to purge Anthropic AI from supply chains

2026-03-03T16:22:04.297389-08:00

Aviation Week

Hermeus completes first flight of Quarterhorse Mk 2.1 supersonic unmanned demonstrator

2026-03-02T18:02:31.583429-08:00

Skift

Anthropic’s Claude Targets Travel — What Airlines, Airports and OTAs Need to Know

2026-03-02T10:11:46.094515-08:00

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Thrive Capital and a16z to lead Anduril round at ~$60 billion valuation Thrive Capital and Andreessen Horowitz are set to lead an investment that values Anduril Industries at roughly $60 billion. The Palmer Luckey–founded defence‑tech company builds AI‑powered autonomous weapons and has expanded into prime teaming and government advisory roles.

2026-03-03T16:41:21.456449-08:00

Thrive Capital and a16z to lead Anduril round at ~$60 billion valuation

Reuters

Pentagon orders defense contractors to purge Anthropic AI from supply chains The Pentagon has ordered defense contractors to remove Anthropic's AI tools from government contracts and supply chains; major primes such as Lockheed Martin are expected to comply, legal observers say, even as the Trump administration's blacklisting faces likely court challenges.

2026-03-03T16:22:04.297389-08:00

Pentagon orders defense contractors to purge Anthropic AI from supply chains

Aviation Week

Hermeus completes first flight of Quarterhorse Mk 2.1 supersonic unmanned demonstrator Hermeus completed the first flight of its Quarterhorse Mk 2.1, a roughly F‑16‑sized unmanned supersonic demonstrator powered by a Pratt & Whitney F100‑229. The flight begins a supersonic test campaign for one of the largest unmanned aircraft built and follows another prototype flown earlier this year.

2026-03-02T18:02:31.583429-08:00

Hermeus completes first flight of Quarterhorse Mk 2.1 supersonic unmanned demonstrator

Skift

The Future of Travel: Airlines Race to Digitally Modernize Operations and Passenger Experience The race to modernize aviation is accelerating as carriers adopt digital platforms across operations, customer touchpoints and maintenance. Airlines that invest early in scalable software, automation and data-driven processes aim to cut costs, improve disruption resilience and redefine passenger experience over the next decade.

2026-03-02T14:37:08.051310-08:00

The Future of Travel: Airlines Race to Digitally Modernize Operations and Passenger Experience

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Anthropic’s Claude Targets Travel — What Airlines, Airports and OTAs Need to Know Anthropic has unveiled a travel-focused capability for its Claude AI, aimed at airlines, airports and online travel agencies. The offering targets passenger and operations workflows, promising automation and efficiency while raising questions about data sharing, vendor risk and operational resilience.

2026-03-02T10:11:46.094515-08:00

Anthropic’s Claude Targets Travel — What Airlines, Airports and OTAs Need to Know

New York Times

Palmer Luckey emerges as the Pentagon’s tech adviser as Washington pushes autonomous weapons Palmer Luckey, founder of defense-tech start-up Anduril, has become a prominent tech adviser to the Pentagon and President Trump as the administration advances a push to modernize U.S. military capabilities around autonomous weapons. The profile highlights the increasing visibility of private defense‑tech leaders in current policy debates.

2026-03-02T06:16:13.876080-08:00

Palmer Luckey emerges as the Pentagon’s tech adviser as Washington pushes autonomous weapons

AINonline

Rotorcraft market outlook: legacy upgrades and emerging technologies The rotorcraft market is bifurcating: operators are extending life and capability of legacy platforms through upgrades, retrofits and MRO work, even as a separate wave of transformative technologies — from high‑speed compounds to autonomy and new propulsion — looms on the procurement horizon.

2026-03-02T05:22:27.853419-08:00

Rotorcraft market outlook: legacy upgrades and emerging technologies

Vertical Mag

Lake Fusion, LFT Airborne and Timberline partner to scale LiDAR SitAwS across global helicopter fleets Lake Fusion, LFT Airborne and Timberline have signed a long-term cooperation to scale SitAwS, a LiDAR-based Situational Awareness System, for global helicopter fleets. The agreement targets retrofit and line-fit deployments to provide forward obstacle detection and enhanced pilot awareness across civil and commercial rotorcraft operations worldwide.

2026-03-02T05:16:32.662008-08:00

Lake Fusion, LFT Airborne and Timberline partner to scale LiDAR SitAwS across global helicopter fleets

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Thrive Capital and a16z to lead Anduril round at ~$60 billion valuation

Pentagon orders defense contractors to purge Anthropic AI from supply chains

Hermeus completes first flight of Quarterhorse Mk 2.1 supersonic unmanned demonstrator

Anthropic’s Claude Targets Travel — What Airlines, Airports and OTAs Need to Know

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