Playing Defense with Brian Schimpf

As the world prepares for a second term under President-elect Donald Trump, Brian Schimpf, the co-founder and chief executive officer of Anduril Industries, sits down with Josh Lipton to discuss the state of the US defense industry. 

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00:00 - Brian Schimpf joins Invest

00:35 - Anduril Industries under Trump and Biden's administration 

02:25 - Building the military of the future 

05:00 - Will the Department of Defense support defense-tech startups?

07:00 - The future of warfare and autonomous systems

13:43 - How Anduril competes with powerhouse players in the defense market 

15:45 - Anduril Industries and AI

22:00 - Will Anduril Industries IPO?

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