Anduril, which has established operations along the Lake Washington Ship Canal, said the financing will fuel aggressive investments in manufacturing capacity, R&D and infrastructure needed to produce advanced defense systems.

US officials have said a nuclear detonation would render portions of low-Earth orbit useless for up to a year.

The system will use Anduril’s Lattice software, where it will allow the Army to collect and combine information from separate, existing missile-defense systems and transform that data into a comprehensive operating picture.

The US military wants cheaper missiles it can buy by the thousands, aiming to avoid running short in a major conflict.

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It will likely cost about $1.2 trillion to develop and operate President Trump's planned "Golden Dome" missile defense system, according to a new Congressional Budget Office report.

President Donald Trump caused quite a stir last month when he floated a 2027 defense budget of $1.5 trillion. That's almost double the $892.6 billion he asked for last year. If he

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My colleagues and I are overwhelmed at the amount of money that we're being forced to authorize and appropriate," Sen. Jack Reed (D-R.I.) said.

The Pentagon is announcing framework agreements with Anduril, CoAspire, Leidos and Zone 5 to acquire over 10,000 containerized missiles.

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