Palmer Luckey on the Next Generation of Intelligence

About this episode

Palmer Luckey discusses his work with Anduril and its impact on modern military and intelligence operations.

He may dress like he’s on a vacation in Hawaii, but Palmer Luckey has been busy designing weapons for the Pentagon. He founded California-based defense technology firm, Anduril, in 2017, named after a sword from the Lord of the Rings and, according to Palmer, is 20% veteran owned. He is promising a marked shift: faster, cheaper, and more agile systems to fight the wars of today and tomorrow. This comes after Palmer designed the Oculus Rift, a virtual reality headset, at age 19, revolutionizing the world of virtual reality. Palmer sat down to talk with Sasha about how Anduril’s work also supports the US intelligence community, an essential part of mission readiness. *Note: ISR refers to Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Subscribe to Sasha's Substack, HUMINT, to get more intelligence stories: https://sashaingber.substack.com/ For more information about the International Spy Museum, visit: https://www.spymuseum.org/ And if you have feedback or want to hear about a particular topic, you can reach us by email at spycast@spymuseum.org. This show is brought to you by N2K Networks, Goat Rodeo, and the International Spy Museum in Washington, DC. This episode was produced by…

People in this episode

Host: Sasha

Guest: Palmer Luckey

Topics covered

• defense technology
• intelligence
• virtual reality
• military systems
• innovation

Keywords

• Palmer Luckey
• Anduril
• Oculus Rift
• defense technology
• intelligence community

Sponsors

N2K Networks, Goat Rodeo, International Spy Museum

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Anduril, Oculus Rift

Places: California, Washington, DC

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