A startup called Anduril has unveiled a reusable missile
Palmer Luckey’s firm hopes “Roadrunner” will shake up America’s arms industry
Palmer Luckey is no stranger to hype. In 2014 he sold Oculus, a virtual-reality startup, to Facebook for $2bn, kickstarting the current wave of interest in VR. In 2017 he co-founded Anduril, another startup, this time focused on weapons. On November 29th Mr Luckey said Anduril would release “a radical new category of weapon that is totally unlike anything that has come before it”. On December 1st he unveiled Roadrunner, a missile-cum-drone. It is not revolutionary. But it is interesting.
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