Palmer Luckey, the founder of Anduril Industries, has emerged as a major player in the defense industry. Luckey, who gained recognition for inventing the Oculus virtual reality headset and selling it to Facebook for $2 billion, started Anduril as a military tech company. Anduril has secured over $1 billion in public contracts with the U.S. and allied governments, raised more than $2 billion in venture funding, and generated approximately $500 million in revenue last year. The company has established contracts with the U.S. Border Patrol, the Australian navy, and the U.S. Special Operations Command. Luckey's objective is to disrupt the defense industry by leveraging software, venture capital, and a new business model. Anduril engages in direct conversations with the Department of Defense, utilizes its own capital to develop innovative software and drones, and subsequently sells the final product to the military. However, Luckey has faced criticism from his peers in the tech industry due to his political donations to Republican candidates and committees. Additionally, Luckey has an impressive collection of toys, including submarines, a Black Hawk helicopter, and a fleet of motorcycles and cars. He also owns decommissioned ICBM sites and has plans to transform them into a museum [95dbad4d].