Cheap but deadly: tech sector pitches new way to wage war

Cheap but deadly: tech sector pitches new way to wage war
One of Anduril's long-range sentry towers. (Image: Anduril)
The Washington Post
By Gerrit De VynckOn a sunny November morning, a pickup truck rounded a hill on a rough road through scrubland in Orange Country, California. A surveillance tower across the valley tracked the vehicle’s movements, plotting its progress on a digital map at a nearby command post.With a mouse click on the map, a technician launched a compact robot helicopter called Ghost to investigate. As it neared the truck, its video feed showed a person getting out and launching a small drone that flew toward the command post. Another click launched...

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