Ethan Thornton is trying to do everything all at once (opens original article in a new tab)

Ethan Thornton, founder of Mach Industries, is leading a tech startup with six simultaneous weapons programs, aiming to innovate in defense technology with a $1.8 billion valuation and aggressive production goals.

• Ethan Thornton dropped out of MIT to build weapons and founded Mach Industries, which now has six weapons programs and a $1.8 billion valuation.
• Mach Industries is working on various defense technologies, including a 40-foot Navy logistics-and-strike aircraft and multiple other systems, with plans to scale production aggressively.
• Thornton argues that the U.S. must out-create China rather than out-manufacture it, focusing on innovation and supply chain development.