Anduril, the $30 billion defense startup, is on a roll. In May, it partnered with Meta to build virtual reality devices for the U.S. Army. In July, it won a $100 million contract to build the Army’s command-and-control software. On Aug. 5, 2025, it became the third supplier of rocket motors to the U.S. government. It is a leading contender to help build the “Golden Dome” missile-defense system. It has recently gone global, establishing offices in Seoul and Taipei.The media is star-struck. The New Yorker’s Dexter Filkins, proclaiming that “the future of warfare is being invented in places like Ukraine,”The post A Skeptic’s View of the Hype Machine and Business Model of Neo-Defense Tech appeared first on War on the Rocks.