The New Arsenal: Software Primes, Autonomous Platforms, and the Retooled Defense Industrial Base
An exhaustive field intelligence dossier analyzing the structural convergence of software primes, venture-backed autonomous platforms, and automated manufacturing across the defense industrial base. From enterprise software ceilings ($20B Anduril, $10B Palantir) and rapid OTA contracting pathways to factory-floor scaling and frontier-AI sovereign mission assurance.