Anduril Founder @PalmerLuckey Reveals His Vision for the Future of Warfare: “I believe that the next warfighting domain is the Subterranean domain.” “Using the entire volume of the Earth as a three-dimensional space [to] maneuver and fight wars in.” “I’ve built vehicles at Anduril that are capable of tunneling underground and delivering a variety of electronic and kinetic effects to wherever you want them to go.” “That sounds a little crazy… but remember during the Cold War the U.S. and the Soviet Union both had subterranean programs… trying to build nuclear-powered underground vehicles that could bore through the earth… and deliver big payloads, big effects.” “They were imagining that these would be manned vehicles… they had to be big enough to have crew quarters and room for the operators… so they had to be nuclear-powered.” “Today, because you can automate so much of that… you can actually fit all of this stuff into a much smaller diameter.” “Recent advances in technology, especially on the power-density side… and also the ability to put useful payloads into very small things… has brought this idea into my mind as the future of warfare.” “If I would have started working on it five years ago we would already be deploying it today. Unfortunately, I only started working on it two years ago.” For context, this clip is from an interview in 2023… 👀

Anduril Founder @PalmerLuckey on Movies in the U.S. vs China: “October Sky… great movie about kids building rockets, hurting themselves doing it… if you made it today you’d get sued.” “That is not happening in China. Nobody is suing the people who are convincing kids to be aerospace engineers.” “Our culture is being destroyed by a pro-litigation, pro-nanny state approach.” “Have you seen Born to Fly? It’s one of [China’s] new mega propaganda pieces. The heroes are not fighter pilots; it’s the people designing and building their fighter jets.” “When people talk about how [China’s] movies are decades behind the United States, they forget that those movies are what convinced a generation to fight the Cold War and build the best technological superpower the world has ever seen.” Make 80s Movies Great Again. 🇺🇸

Anduril Founder @PalmerLuckey on the Future of Bioengineering in Defense: “You could give every canine unit the characteristics of the strongest Arctic Wolf that ever walked the earth.” “I’m really excited about engineered biologics for defense applications.” “Muscles that go in machines are gonna be a really big deal… self-powered scavenging robots that can live off of grass… radio relays that roam the plains.” “Another big one is de-extinction work of species… you think that German Shepherds that weigh 150 pounds are good canine units?” “Well how about Dire Wolves… 600-pound canines units carrying 150 pounds of armor.” “All of the survival instincts of Arctic Wolves, but with the obedience and trust and loving characteristics of domesticated animals.” Make Dire Wolves Great Again. 🇺🇸