Anduril to acquire Ireland’s Klas to bolster AI warfare systems

AI-powered defense startup Anduril Industries on Monday said it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Ireland-based tactical communications systems maker Klas. Anduril, along with software maker Palantir and Elon Musk’s SpaceX, has emerged as frontrunners to win a crucial part of President Donald Trump’s “Golden Dome” missile defense shield, Reuters reported last month citing people familiar with the matter.

The deal, the terms of which were not disclosed and is subject to regulatory approvals, aims to strengthen the defense technology…