Startups creating defence technologies like drones, AI and hypersonics are in demand. But can they work well with big defence contractors?
Author: Fernando Moncada Rivera
Fernando Moncada Rivera is a reporter at Global Corporate Venturing and also host of the Global Venturing Review podcast.
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