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American defense technology company
Anduril Industries, Inc. is an American military technology company specializing in the development of advanced autonomous systems. The company was founded in 2017 by Palmer Luckey, Trae Stephens, Matt Grimm, Joe Chen, and Brian Schimpf. Anduril sells systems to the U.S. Department of Defense which incorporates artificial intelligence and robotics. Anduril's major products include unmanned aerial systems (UAS) and counter-UAS (CUAS), semi-portable autonomous surveillance systems, and networked command and control software.
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Maritime service branch of the U.S. military
The United States Navy (USN) is the maritime service branch of the United States Armed Forces and is designated as the navy of the United States in the Constitution. With 290 combat vessels, it is the world's second largest navy, behind the People's Liberation Army Navy, and by far the largest by displacement, at 4.5 million tons in 2021. It has the world's largest aircraft carrier fleet, with eleven in service, one undergoing trials, two new carriers under construction, and six other carriers planned as of 2024.
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Currency of the United States
The United States dollar is the official currency of the United States (U.S.) and several other countries. The U.S. Coinage Act of 1792 established the dollar as the base unit, with each dollar divided into 100 cents. U.S. banknotes are issued in the form of Federal Reserve Notes, popularly called greenbacks due to their predominantly green color.
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The US Navy (USN) awarded Anduril Industries a contract worth as much as USD2.9 billion to build Virginia-class attack submarine (SSN) components and large-scale...
Anduril's Baltimore County shipyard plans include high-bay assembly halls and existing waterfront infrastructure, with construction targeted for 2027 and Navy submarine-component production beginning in 2030.
The new Arsenal-2 shipyard will create thousands of jobs and produce components for the Navy's Virginia-class submarines.