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‘Darwinian’ battle looms for the West’s arms industry, top NATO commander warns
- NATO commander warns of a Darwinian moment as startups challenge legacy defense giants.
- Anduril signs a potential $20 billion deal with the U.S. Army for hardware, software, and infrastructure.
- European defense groups face tougher competition and less venture capital than U.S. peers, Vandier says.
- France’s Renault and Germany’s Volkswagen are exploring cross-industry defense collaborations.
- European startups such as Dark faced shutdown amid limited state support.
- Vandier emphasizes reconnecting civilian and military industrial sectors to scale production.
- Rheinmetall’s CEO criticized Ukraine’s drone industry as not scalable against a mass production mindset.
- Gulf states seek deals with Kyiv and Ukrainian systems to counter drones.
- Europe trades slower risk-taking for a cautious approach to defense innovation.
- The study of history, such as the World War II Sherman tank, informs today’s mass-production logic.
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