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Jessica Mathews

Defense tech startup Anduril has hired more than 1,000 employees in 9 months as it prepares to build unmanned jet fighters for the Air Force

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Defense tech startup Anduril Industries, which works closely with the U.S. Defense and Homeland Security departments, has been on a hiring tear as it plans to open up a new manufacturing facility and eventually go public.

In an onstage interview with Fortune on Wednesday, Anduril Executive Chairman Trae Stephens revealed that the defense company’s headcount is now over 3,500 people—nearly 46% larger than the headcount it reported at the end of December.

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