WASHINGTON / LONDON (IT BOLTWISE) – U.S. military strategy has changed significantly under the Trump administration, with an increased focus on the drug war. This opens up new business opportunities for defense startups that adapt their technologies to help US authorities fight drug trafficking.
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U.S. military strategy has changed significantly under the Trump administration, with an increased focus on the drug war. This opens up new business opportunities for defense startups that adapt their technologies to help US authorities fight drug trafficking. Companies originally developed for conflicts with China or for use in Ukraine are now finding a niche in technologically-enabled counternarcotics.
Drone and imaging technology companies support the US Coast Guard and Navy in operations in the Caribbean. AI companies from Silicon Valley to Dubai are offering platforms that promise to uncover the hidden networks of fentanyl smugglers. At the southern US border, a counter-drone system developed in Ukraine is being repurposed to deter influxes from Mexico.
The legal basis for the boat attacks is being challenged by U.S. lawmakers, foreign allies, the United Nations and human rights groups. But the pushback has largely not deterred companies seeking a role in the Trump administration’s broader counternarcotics operations. Palantir Technologies has not commented on whether its technology will be used in these operations, but CEO Alex Karp has expressed support for the measures.
The Trump administration’s defense strategy, which focuses heavily on homeland security and the security of the Western Hemisphere, has already opened up new, unexpected sources of revenue. Vannevar Labs, a startup that provides intelligence to national security agencies, is using AI to help U.S. authorities uncover and disrupt drug supply chains. The Coast Guard recently seized a record 60,000 pounds of cocaine, assisted by a Shield AI drone.
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