Defense technology is booming in the US. Startups building drones, missiles and AI systems compete with established companies for a portion of the US defense budget. Are these new participants the future of the defense industry? John Thornhill has heard from investors and founders, and is visited by his neighborhood in El Segundo in Los Angeles and is known as Silicon Valley for defence technology.
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The age of drone warfare is disrupting the defense industry
The US defense industry was supported for a high-tech shakeup under Trump
The US appetite for defense technology is growing
This episode of Tech Tonic is produced by Peris Love. Edwin Lane is a senior producer. Executive producers are Manuela Zaragoza and Topher For Hetz. Sound design by Breen Turner, Sam Giovinco and Joseph Salcedo. Original music based on metaphorical music. Cheryl Blumley is FT’s global audio director.
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