## [PENDING_REWRITE] Anduril seeks $60B valuation
Defense-tech company Anduril is in discussions for a new funding round led by Thrive Capital and Andreessen Horowitz, potentially reaching $60 billion valuation. The round comes less than a year after Series G closed at $30 billion. Lux Capital and Founders Fund are expected to participate. The timing is awkward for defense startups following the Pentagon-Anthropic contract dispute, where the government is canceling AI contracts and considering designating Anthropic as a supply-chain risk. Founder Palmer Luckey has supported the government's stance, stating the country should not outsource power to billionaires.
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- **Source**: 
- **Sector**: The Network
- **Tags**: defense tech, funding, venture capital, palmer luckey, military
- **Credibility**: unverified
- **Published**: 2026-03-03 21:45:10
- **ID**: 1734
- **URL**: https://whisperx.ai/en/intel/1734