DroneXL, citing a Wall Street Journal report, says the Pentagon has committed to buying 60,000 attack drones, almost all designed to carry explosives, while all US production of the explosives HMX and RDX comes from one Tennessee plant built in the Second World War. , a chemicals maker, and , a warhead builder, announced a joint venture, , and committed USD 115 million.
Odin says it can start supplying the military in small quantities next year. DroneXL says the Army's USD 1 billion upgrade of the Tennessee plant, due in 2025, now targets 2029 or later, and that neither the Journal nor the Gauntlet II results name Kraken as a supplier to any drone entrant.
The venture's timeline and the funding are company statements. The WSJ original is paywalled and was not read; this relies on DroneXL's account.
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Company plan; WSJ original paywalled and not read; relies on DroneXL's summary.