Defense-tech funding surges past $12bn as drones and autonomy draw record capital
Venture money is pouring into drones and autonomous systems amid a wave of global conflict.
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Global conflicts are fueling a roughly $12bn rush into defense technology, with drones and autonomy at the center.
What's happening
Investors are backing startups building uncrewed systems and the software that coordinates them.
Autonomy is becoming the defining capability of modern force.
The surge blurs the old line between Silicon Valley and the defense establishment.
Why it matters
The capital wave will reshape procurement and the startups that chase it.
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