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Chris Power

How the factory of the future can drop defense costs and schedules by 50 percent

December 7, 2022 Eric Lofgren 0

Here’s some excepts from an excellent a16z podcast with Chris Power, founder of Hadrian which is building the software-enabled factory of the future: Chris Power: […]

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Can building the factory around software cut defense costs by half?

July 15, 2021 Eric Lofgren 0

We certainly don’t think we will be disrupting Lockheed Martin or Boeing. So, buying like a 747, for example, 70% of the cost of that […]

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Is the US military in a bubble, unfit for attrition warfare?

June 11, 2021 Eric Lofgren 0

If you look back historically, there are very few situations where one side has a big enough technology advantage that it actually causes a win-loss […]

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Revolutionizing manufacturing in the aerospace industry

May 5, 2021 Eric Lofgren 0

This entire industry of aerospace and defense, especially the area in manufacturing parts, is dependent on this large and fragmented supply chain. Basically, mom and […]

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