Renowned Defense technology startup Red 6 shifts its headquarters to Miami

Red 6, a defense technology company that primarily develops augmented reality technology for military training, in a recent press meet has announced that it has opened two new locations in Florida: A headquarters office in downtown Miami and a technology hub in Orlando.The company is thrilled to be one of the many businesses recognizing the benefits and opportunities Florida has to offer.

Red 6 has recently created the Airborne Tactical Augmented Reality Systems that uses augmented reality technology to enable pilots to see synthetic threats while flying. This particular system allows pilots and ground operators identify those threats in real-time, high-speed environments to aid military training exercises.

The company has stated that the new headquarters will place the startup in proximity to the U.S. Army, Air Force, Navy, and Marines operations in the city's Central Florida Research Park, which is largest science and technology research campus in the state. As of now, the company has 40 employees, and it plans to boost that number to 100 in the next two years. The company did not specify what positions it will be hiring for or how many will be based in its Miami office.

 

 

Defense Tech Startup Anduril Raises $450M to Make Invincible Technomancers

Defense technology startup Anduril Industries Inc. in a recent press meet has announced thatit has raised $450 million in new funding in an aim to turn allied warfighters into invincible technomancers. It is reported that serial entrepreneur and investor Elad Gil led the Series D round. Other renowned investors included Andreessen Horowitz, 8VC, Founders Fund, General Catalyst, Lux Capital, Valor Equity Partners, and D1 Capital Partners. The round was raised at anestimate of $4.6 billion.

Anduril’s new Lattice AI software platform protects the company’s security solutions using computer vision, machine learning, and mesh networking to combine real-time sensor data into a single, autonomous operations picture and command and control platform. Now it is being used to support operations with the U.S. Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security, the U.K. Ministry of Defense and other agencies.

Anduril has also designed several other small drones programmed to ram into targets that enter contested airspace. These drones can defend against other drones that might be used to spy or attack military assets.Other notable achievements for Anduril include obtaining first-ever Program of Record with U.S. Customs and Border Protection, which is currently used by the US defense system.