A startup that slammed US military giants

While Nvidia has attracted the attention of world markets by reaching the historical value of $ 5 trillion, an unknown startup in the US defense field is also following a similar path in the new weapons industry. Founded in California in 2008, the startup of Andoriel has now become a decisive actress in the US defense equipment market and is hijacking large contracts by giants such as Lockheed Martin, Boeing and Northrop Grumman.

Unlike traditional military weapons companies whose main focus is on the construction of sophisticated military hardware, Endoriel uses an agile and software -based approach; A combination of machine learning, artificial intelligence, automation and remote control systems that operate in a central platform called “Lattice OS”.

The company has reached $ 2 billion in revenue of $ 2 billion in year 2; Growth more than 5 times in only four years. Its valuation has also increased from $ 1.5 billion a year to more than $ 5 billion.

But the turning point of the company’s progress was the legal approval of the Trump administration, “One Big Beautiful Act” on July 6 this year. The law allows Endoriel to supply automatic border turrets, with a $ 2 billion budget to equip the US and Mexico border with advanced regulatory technologies. These turrets, which work with smart sensors and machine learning algorithms, are able to identify and intercept immigrants without the need for a human operator.

According to the law, only equipment is allowed to receive funds that have been approved by the US Border Protection Agency (CBP) and have “automatic” capabilities based on artificial intelligence and visual vision. And for now, the only approved product is the Andorile’s automatic turrets. As such, this startup has become the only legal contractor for this field.

In addition to border surveillance, the startup is also active in the field of underwater vehicles, offensive drones, and anti -pneumonia systems. Reports indicate that the company’s drones have been used even in the Ukrainian war.

However, the proximity of End’s founders to the decision -making circles in the Trump administration has raised questions about the transparency of these contracts. Terry Stephenz, the company’s co -founder, has joined the Trump Transition Team and other close to him is in the government. Palmer Lucky, the main founder of Endoriel, has also been a major supporter of the Trump Campaign.

Regardless of these political margins, many believe that the emergence of startups such as Andoriel reflects a profound change in the American weapons industry; A transformation that comes out of the huge aircraft factories, but from the algorithms, data and software.