[PENDING_REWRITE] Anduril seeks $60B valuation

Defense-tech company Anduril is in discussions for a new funding round led by Thrive Capital and Andreessen Horowitz, potentially reaching $60 billion valuation. The round comes less than a year after Series G closed at $30 billion. Lux Capital and Founders Fund are expected to participate. The timing is awkward for defense startups following the Pentagon-Anthropic contract dispute, where the government is canceling AI contracts and considering designating Anthropic as a supply-chain risk. Founder Palmer Luckey has supported the government's stance, stating the country should not outsource power to billionaires.