Shield AI on Business Plans
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Shield AI leaning into APAC expansion underscores how autonomy software is becoming a regional defense export, not just a U.S. program line item. Dual-use founders should read this as validation that go-to-market in defense now includes coalition politics, export controls, and in-theater integration partners from day one.
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