Eric Czuleger
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Right. And so the idea with Replicator is that you have this enormous cost imposition by using attributable systems against exquisite systems. That if you can kill, let's say, an aircraft carrier with a couple of drones that are worth thousands of dollars, you're essentially shooting thousands of dollars at billions of dollars. And so in the war of the spreadsheet, it's clear who wins.
And you can potentially bankrupt the opponent by doing that.
And you can potentially bankrupt the opponent by doing that.
And you can potentially bankrupt the opponent by doing that.
It's right there, yeah. The replicator program.
It's right there, yeah. The replicator program.
It's right there, yeah. The replicator program.
Yeah, Anduril is certainly working under this banner.
Yeah, Anduril is certainly working under this banner.
Yeah, Anduril is certainly working under this banner.
Anduril is a, would you even call them a startup at this point? They're a defense company. They're operating under a very different model than the traditional defense companies, if I can say traditional defense companies.
Anduril is a, would you even call them a startup at this point? They're a defense company. They're operating under a very different model than the traditional defense companies, if I can say traditional defense companies.
Anduril is a, would you even call them a startup at this point? They're a defense company. They're operating under a very different model than the traditional defense companies, if I can say traditional defense companies.
No, Y Combinator is an incubator. So they just give funding for startup ideas. Got it. But what Anduril does is they've taken a very different tack on creating defense products, right? So instead of waiting on what's called an RFP or like a request for proposal –
No, Y Combinator is an incubator. So they just give funding for startup ideas. Got it. But what Anduril does is they've taken a very different tack on creating defense products, right? So instead of waiting on what's called an RFP or like a request for proposal –
No, Y Combinator is an incubator. So they just give funding for startup ideas. Got it. But what Anduril does is they've taken a very different tack on creating defense products, right? So instead of waiting on what's called an RFP or like a request for proposal –
And from the United States government, the United States government says, hey, we need a really cool drone that does X, Y, and Z. And then let's say traditional defense company like Boeing or Northrop Grumman will bid on that saying, hey, here's what we think we can do with that. They're basically saying – hey, we're going to make what we think you need in the future and you can pay us for it.
And from the United States government, the United States government says, hey, we need a really cool drone that does X, Y, and Z. And then let's say traditional defense company like Boeing or Northrop Grumman will bid on that saying, hey, here's what we think we can do with that. They're basically saying – hey, we're going to make what we think you need in the future and you can pay us for it.
And from the United States government, the United States government says, hey, we need a really cool drone that does X, Y, and Z. And then let's say traditional defense company like Boeing or Northrop Grumman will bid on that saying, hey, here's what we think we can do with that. They're basically saying – hey, we're going to make what we think you need in the future and you can pay us for it.
So essentially trying to leverage their privatized speed and funding to create defense products that are more that are easily able to be purchased by the United States government. And the idea is to speed up that process of procurement. Because as you know, the United States and this is this is one of the things that I think is talked about quite a bit.