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Ares Industries, the first defense startup to receive backing from Y Combinator, has just launched, and it’s about to change the game. Literally.
According to a post on the YC website, this startup is on a mission to build low-cost cruise missiles that can be launched from existing platforms. Yes, you read that right – they’re talking about developing weapons that can be fired from who-knows-where, and they’re promising to deliver them to customers in mid-2025.
But here’s the kicker: Ares Industries’ founders claim they’ve already tested prototypes in the Mojave Desert, and they’re confident that their missiles will be 10 times smaller and 10 times cheaper than what the Department of Defense is currently using. Because, you know, what could possibly go wrong with that?
And if you’re wondering how Y Combinator, the incubator behind some of the most successful startups in the world, got involved with this project, well, it’s not like they’re new to the whole "working with the military" thing. In fact, YC’s CEO Garry Tan was an early employee at Palantir, the data analytics company that’s made a fortune by working with the US military, as well as other governments and agencies. And let’s not forget that Palantir’s CEO, Alex Karp, has been pretty vocal about his company’s "consistently pro-Western view" – code for "we’re going to do whatever it takes to help the US military win, no matter what the cost".
So, what does this mean for the future of warfare? Well, let’s just say that Ares Industries’ mission to build low-cost cruise missiles is going to make the world a much more interesting place. And by "interesting", I mean "terrifying".
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