Ethan Thornton Starts A New Defense Startup

Ethan Thornton lived in a small town in Texas. He left college at nineteen years old. He wanted to build weapons very much. His first project did not work very well. Now, this young man is twenty-two years old. His new defense company has the name Mach Industries.

Thornton worried about the rise of China years ago. In his opinion, unmanned machines will change wars. In his opinion, America was too slow then. So, he started his own defense business quickly.

Today, Mach Industries works on six weapons programs. Many people ask questions about this large plan. According to Thornton, this strategy is a chess game. In his opinion, many different products are necessary.

The startup builds vertical-takeoff aircraft and anti-ship missiles. They also make two special systems for the sky. Recently, they announced a big aircraft for the Navy. It is forty feet long and very heavy. It can fly over one thousand miles easily. The machine carries a very large payload now.

Mach Industries has thirteen government contracts at this time. They test their systems on special government ranges. They do not make them in large numbers. Thornton plans to build a new factory soon. He wants to produce thousands of weapons quickly.

The company also sells important parts for engines. They bought a rocket motor company in May. The price of the business was fifty million dollars. Half of their money comes from these parts.

The startup is very successful at this time. They raised three hundred million dollars very recently. The company value is one point eight billion dollars. For Thornton, American creativity is always very important. They will win the game with new ideas.