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Military Startup Warhound Secures $200M to Develop Genetically Engineered Superdogs for Combat

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Military Startup Warhound Secures $200M to Develop Genetically Engineered Superdogs for Combat

Genetically modified dogs could bring sharper senses to military K-9s

Interesting Engineering

Genetically modified dogs could bring sharper senses to military K-9s

Colossal Biosciences and Anduril's Palmer Luckey back Warhound, a startup developing genetically engineered dogs for military work.

Warhound Raises $200M to Engineer Genetically Modified Military Dogs

WinBuzzer

Warhound Raises $200M to Engineer Genetically Modified Military Dogs

Warhound raised $200 million to develop gene-edited military dogs and build the kennels and training facilities needed to prepare them for service.

Palmer Luckey and Ben Lamm want to make superdogs for the military

Fast Company

Palmer Luckey and Ben Lamm want to make superdogs for the military

Warhound plans to use gene editing and cloning to produce healthier, more capable working dogs for the U.S. military, with the first puppies expected in 2027.

Warhound raises $200 million to engineer military dogs

Semafor Technology

Warhound raises $200 million to engineer military dogs

The company is a collab between defense tech firm Anduril and Colossal Biosciences, the biotech startup looking to bring back the woolly mammoth.

Palmer Luckey and Ben Lamm Made a Genetically Modified Military Dog Startup

WIRED

Palmer Luckey and Ben Lamm Made a Genetically Modified Military Dog Startup

Warhound came out of stealth on Wednesday with $200 million in funding and a mission to create "elite working dogs" equipped with "advanced body armor."

Warhound raises $200M to engineer war dogs and arm them with Anduril gear

TechCrunch

Warhound raises $200M to engineer war dogs and arm them with Anduril gear

Warhound, the brainchild of Ben Lamm and Palmer Luckey, emerges from stealth to genetically engineer dogs for military and law enforcement.

Palmer Luckey teams with dire wolf billionaire Ben Lamm to launch $200 million Warhound, unleashing genetically engineered clone dogs of war

Fortune

Palmer Luckey teams with dire wolf billionaire Ben Lamm to launch $200 million Warhound, unleashing genetically engineered clone dogs of war

"A dog is the oldest autonomous system there is," Ben Lamm, the executive who figured out how to clone dire wolves, told Fortune.

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