CEO Ethan Thornton has big visions on how to scale his defense tech company. He’s just getting started.

The Lockheed D-21 was a Mach 3.3 reconnaissance drone. Lockheed's Skunk Works built it in the early 1960s. Its mission: photograph China's Lop Nor nuclear weapons test facility. The D-21 cruised above ...

Summary and Key Points: The D-21 was America’s first foray into drone technology, developed by Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works in the 1960s in response to growing Soviet anti-aircraft defenses. -This ...

The Huntington Beach defence-tech startup, run by a 22-year-old MIT dropout, has raised a $300M Series C at a $1.8bn valuation, nearly 4x its mark from June 2025. Mach Industries, the three-year-old ...

Huntington Beach-based Mach Industries is trying to build drones to "deter war and advance prosperity." ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A Chinese start-up is aiming to develop a supersonic drone capable of reaching speeds four times the speed of sound. Lingkong ...

Managing Director at Khosla Ventures Keith Rabois has been calling for Silicon Valley tech to be adopted for government applications. Khosla Ventures is in talks to lead a $100 million funding round ...

The Pentagon is buying drones faster than ever. These drone startups — from Anduril to Shield AI — are securing major US government contracts.

Defense company Mach Industries is stepping up production and strengthening ties with the Pentagon, boosted by a $300 million cash infusion that’s raised the company’s valuation to $1.8 billion. The ...

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions has unveiled an internally funded effort to develop a drone capable of exceeding Mach 5, positioning it as both groundbreaking and cost-effective. Eric DeMarco, the ...