Firestorm Labs raises $82M to take drone factories into the field | TechCrunch
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News Summary
- Defense startup Firestorm Labs has raised $82 million in Series B funding.
- The San Diego-based startup makes xCell, a containerized manufacturing platform that can print drone systems in under 24 hours.
- The platform is operational in the Indo-Pacific, though the company says the technology has already seen real-world use.
- The Army has also used xCell to print replacement parts for a Bradley Fighting Vehicle on-site, parts that would otherwise take months to procure, CEO Dan Magy said.
In a Pacific conflict, the nearest U.S. drone factory is thousands of miles away. Ships and planes carrying parts to the front lines would be vulnerable to attack. Defense startup Firestorm Labs thin [+3300 chars]
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