Anduril aims for $8 billion fundraising, Bloomberg News reports 

Feb 13 (Reuters) - U.S. ‌defense ​firm ​Anduril Industries is in talks to raise as much as $8 billion ‌in a new funding round at ⁠a valuation of at least $60 billion, Bloomberg News ‌reported on Friday, citing ‌people familiar with the matter.

The funding would give the company greater leeway ​to finance its first major weapons-manufacturing facility and develop an autonomous fighter ⁠jet, the Information reported earlier.

Anduril was valued at $30.5 billion in ​a $2.5 billion funding round in June last year, and the new ​valuation would be roughly ‌double that figure.

Anduril did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for ⁠comment outside regular business hours.

Defense-tech startup Anduril develops solutions, including a wide range of ⁠sensors and drones, and has gained prominence amid ​increasing calls for low-cost autonomous defense products.

The company has become one of Silicon Valley's hottest ‌defense bets as drones reshape warfare in Ukraine and U.S. President ‌Donald Trump pushes the Pentagon to ⁠adopt cutting-edge technologies ‌to counter China.

(Reporting ​by Devika Nair in Bengaluru; Editing by Chris Reese and Muralikumar ‌Anantharaman)

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