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The new face of defense tech — Ethan Thornton of Mach Industries — takes the AI stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025

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Aug 1, 2025 14:00
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At TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, Mach Industries CEO Ethan Thornton highlighted how AI is fundamentally reshaping defense technology through autonomous weapons and decentralized strategies. His talk emphasized the rapid pace at which startups are integrating AI into next-generation defense systems, signaling a shift toward more agile and intelligent military capabilities. This underscores AI's growing influence in transforming both the speed and nature of defense innovation.

Autonomous weapons, decentralized strategy, and startup speed — this isn’t the future of defense, it’s the now. At TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, Ethan Thornton, CEO and founder of Mach Industries, steps onto the AI Stage to talk about how next-gen defense is being built from the ground up with AI at its core. Inside the AI […]
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