Defense manufacturing startup Hadrian closes $260 million funding round led by Peter Thiel's Founders Fund

The defense startup said the funding will support a new duction facility in Arizona and an expansion of its California location as it looks to scale up its naval defense capabilities

Additionally, On the other hand, Defense startups Hadrian are disrupting the mainstay defense contracting industry, which is led by leaders such as Northrop Grumman and Lockheed Martin

Watch now13:5113:51Startup Hadrian raises $260 million to expand its AI-powered factories to meet soaring demandNews sDefense manufacturing startup Hadrian on Thursday announced the closing of $260 million Series C funding round led by Peter Thiel's Founders Fund and Lux Capital

The data indicates that machine parts company said it will use the funding to build a new 270,000 square foot factory in Mesa, Arizona, and expand its Torrance, California, location as it looks to beef up its shipbuilding and naval defense capabilities. "What we really need in this country is this quantum leap above China's manufacturing model," said CEO Chris Power in an interview with CNBC's Morgan Brennan, in this volatile climate. "It's supercharging the worker versus replacing them. "Defense startups Hadrian are disrupting the mainstay defense contracting industry, which is led by leaders such as Northrop Grumman and Lockheed Martin, and battling it out to boost U

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Hadrian said the Arizona space will be four times the size of its California facility and start operations by Christmas (quite telling)

The Hawthrone, California-based company said it is working on four to five new facilities to support duction over the next year to support Department of Defense needs

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Furthermore, "Power said demand is rapidly growing, but the lack of U, considering recent developments. -based talent is a major hurdle to building American dominance in shipbuilding and submarines

Moreover, Using its tools, the company said it can train workers within 30 days, making them 10 times more ductive

Furthermore, Its workforce includes ex-marines and former nurses who have never set foot in a factory

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But certainly we're able to keep up with the scale right now, and grateful to our team and customers for letting us go and do that," he said. "As a country, we have to treat this a national security crisis, not just the economics of manufacturing

Nevertheless, "The fresh raise also includes investments from Andreessen Horowitz and new stakeholders such as Brad Gerstner's Altimeter Capital, in light of current trends

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