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Trae Stephens & Anduril: The Company That Quietly Took Over the Pentagon

In this investigative deep-dive, we deconstruct the shifting power dynamics of the U.S. military-industrial complex. Trae Stephens and Palmer Luckey founded Anduril with Founders Fund capital to entirely bypass the sluggish structure of traditional defense contracting. Instead of relying on disposable hardware, they are locking the Pentagon into a proprietary software operating system called Lattice.

The Thiel Connection: By embracing the ideological baggage of Peter Thiel and partnering with MAGA-aligned networks, Anduril secures billions in valuation and creates an isolated, highly…

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