Sept 7 (Reuters) - Defense technology startup Anduril Industries, founded by entrepreneur Palmer Luckey, said on Thursday it acquired autonomous aircraft maker Blue Force Technologies, as it looks to strengthen its autonomous fleet and software capabilities.
The deal, whose terms were not disclosed, comes as aerospace companies ramp up their spending on artificial intelligence and autonomous aircraft amid geopolitical uncertainties.
North Carolina-based Blue Force designs and manufactures composite aircraft and components.
Anduril earlier this year also launched its Lattice for Mission Autonomy, an artificial intelligence-enabled software, used to collaborate teams of autonomous systems during missions under human supervision.
Reporting by Abhinav Parmar in Bengaluru and Mike Stone in Washington; Editing by Maju SamuelOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
Persons:
Palmer Luckey, Chris Brose, Fury, Anduril, Luckey, Abhinav Parmar, Mike Stone, Maju Samuel
Organizations:
Defense, Industries, Blue Force Technologies, Force, Anduril, Reuters, Mission Autonomy, VR, Facebook, Thomson
Locations:
North Carolina, China, Bengaluru, Washington