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Great to see the strong interest in HENSOLDT during the roadshow! HENSOLDT's focus on critical high-tech indeed deserves attention, in my view. #OnTheRoadWithHAIB 

We're live. We're prowling SAM.gov finding those juicy LPTA deals, and reporting on the latest innovations, DIB news, and highlighting the Government acquisition machine at its finest. #acquisition #defense #innovation

PARTNERS SINCE INCEPTION At BVVC, we back bold teams... As inception/seed stage investors, BVVC places great significance on the strength of our founding teams, never the founder(s) alone. The excellence of individual members does not define this, but in the way they unite, blending their distinct skills and experiences to form a powerful collective, a seemingly unstoppable force. This rare collision of expertise paired with execution is essential to overcoming extreme hardship... A powerful collective, a seemingly unstoppable force... This. Is. Firestorm. We have been alongside the founders since inception. It all started at the #Army #Navy Game in San Diego in 2018 (#GNBA) More from our Managing Partner, Joe Musselman, about our investments in Firestorm... "The United States and our allies must own the air. Firestorm's focus on modularity, precision, and adaptability aligns perfectly with these trends. By investing early, we’re positioning ourselves in a market expected to see increased demand driven by global defense modernization efforts. Our participation is supporting the critical transition in defense capabilities (Indo-Pacific). Firestorm is not a trend; it’s a paradigm shift in defense manufacturing. They have not developed incremental improvements to a legacy platform; they redefined the capabilities arsenal for national security. Our thesis is clear: to become the trusted fund in the field for special operations, broader defense, and commercial sector partners that matter most and provide them with first-look access to technologies and prototypes developed by companies like Firestorm. This aligns with several key strategic, operational, and ethical considerations we face as a nation to protect our citizens at home and patriots abroad." We will post a long-form article on our journey with Firestorm and DanMagy, Chad McCoy, Ian Muceus shortly - stay tuned! - Incredibly proud to be alongside allies such as: Lockheed Martin, Decisive Point, Silent Ventures, 645 Ventures, Overmatch Ventures, Cubit Capital, IronGate Capital Advisors, Backswing Ventures, @TheVeteranFund, and others... Cc: SCHOOL.HOUSE, TLC Equation - READ THE FULL ANNOUNCEMENT HERE: https://lnkd.in/e7w6CJQ8

Great webinar today Charles Galbreath! You clearly did your homework and asked some relevant, thought provoking questions that led to an insightful and fruitful discussion. Well done! I gained a stronger appreciation of the work Space Systems Command is doing.

Announcing Long Walk Technologies. We are: 1) Building programs to connect startups with government customers (more soon) 2) Reimagining defense/natsec industry events from the ground up, focused on raw authentic expertise & new forms of competition: Our mission is to ensure America's warfighters have the technology they need to deter or defeat any adversary. Long Walk is our quest to drive REAL competition. To eliminate waste. To unlock American ingenuity. Our first event is Manifest: Demo Day, which exists for one purpose: to showcase the technologies that will shape the future of American defense. We've stripped away everything that makes industry events exhausting to create a single day where American ingenuity takes center stage. Check it out!

What does it take to redefine the future of defense technology? 🚢 This week's episode of #Austinpreneur features a conversation with Joshua Baer, Founder & CEO of Capital Factory and Dino Mavrookas, CEO of Saronic Technologies. Dino shares his journey from Navy SEAL to private equity executive to leading a groundbreaking defense startup. This episode dives into the unique challenges of breaking into the defense industry, where complexity meets opportunity. Dino also sheds light on how he assembled a top-tier team, blending military precision with entrepreneurial grit to create products that redefine maritime innovation. It’s a conversation that reveals what it takes to lead in one of the world’s most demanding industries. Tune in now on your favorite streaming platform and hear how Dino is shaping the future of defense! https://hubs.ly/Q02_ZtSd0

🌐 Palmer Luckey, the innovative mind behind Oculus VR, is now reshaping the US military landscape with his startup, Anduril Industries. Founded in 2017 and backed by industry giants like Peter Thiel’s Palantir Technologies, Anduril is pioneering with surveillance towers, drones, and AI-driven border security solutions. 🛡️💡 We wrote about Anduril Industries here: https://lnkd.in/gTVaJAkp 🎙️ You MUST WATCH the latest episode of Bloomberg , The Circuit with Emily Chang , here: https://lnkd.in/gY3dwrCr The US defense industry has a long and conflicted history with both startups and #SiliconValley . After World War II, #billions of dollars in #defense funding transformed California into a land of #aerospace and #technology boomtowns. But as Luckey sees it, the #relationship splintered after the Cold War. Engineers dazzled by the prospect of #stockmarket riches ditched dour #government jobs for shiny tech firms with free snacks and Ping-Pong. "This muscle we used to have as a country of turning small, innovative defense companies into large-scale providers of weapons—we lost it," Luckey said. As a result, the defense industry has become increasingly dominated by a handful of “primes,” including Boeing and Lockheed Martin. To Luckey, it’s an oligopoly in which new ideas are thwarted by layers of #bureaucracy, leaving US defense capabilities to suffer as a result. "Some of the US technology is very bad," he says. "It’s also extremely expensive and not necessarily adapted to the types of conflicts we’re going to see in the future. The US has a lot of investment in legacy weapons systems that are not necessarily having China quaking in their boots." Breaking through that bureaucracy and getting the Pentagon to pay attention has been a challenge, Luckey says, and his controversial reputation likely hasn’t done him any favors. On this episode of The Circuit, Luckey shows off his personal #warship (a purchase from the #USNavy), an Autopia car from the classic #Disneyland ride and floor-to-ceiling fish tanks at home in Newport Beach, California. He also talks about his nitrogen-filled nuclear missile silo in which he stores what he says is the biggest #videogame collection in the world. 🎮⚓️ 🤔💭 I said and I repeat , Palmer Luckey is one of the most brilliant minds 🧠 of his generation and Anduril Industries is likely to become one of the most valuable companies in the world🌟🔍

At the conclusion of the Space Defense and Security Summit, Torsten Kriening interviewed Rainer Horn, Partner & Managing Director at Novaspace (Merger of Euroconsult & SpaceTec Partners), to reflect on the key discussions. Among the topics explored was how #defense is playing an increasingly pivotal role in shaping the space industry. Watch the interview here ➡️ https://lnkd.in/e7r7FXq5

Seriously, stop gunning for perfection, instead lead your product with conviction. You're wasting time and money 💸 💸 💸 Just had a great talk with my colleagues from Northrop Grumman, and I first of all want to state that even companies like them and Lockheed Martin are building open sourced products, and seeming truly wanting to make those taxpayer dollars work for their clients - which I'm truly surprised. However, the topic of the discussion is that we - all of us, have to expect more from our work, demand more, expect more, communicate more and most importantly assume less. If the project can't answer the main question of "WHY?" the output or product improves capabilities or saves lives and money, then it shouldn't exist or needs to get ready to change. Sure, the HIPPO still matters (that's the highest paid person's opinion), but generally they don't expect you to spend the whole budget and timeline to research every possible nook and cranny instead of actually delivering something. Even Jesus said: Stand and deliver. I guess it was Jesus at least. #changemanagment #getshitdone #deliver #defense