# Trae Stephens

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Real Alpha has cut one moment of Trae Stephens (Co-founder & Executive Chairman, Anduril Industries) talking, from an interview on The Shawn Ryan Show published Oct 16, 2025.

- Role: Co-founder & Executive Chairman, Anduril Industries

## What Trae Stephens said

- [Anduril built one software stack for many autonomous systems](https://realalpha.app/s/anduril-built-one-software-stack-for-many-autonomous-systems/)
  The Shawn Ryan Show · Oct 16, 2025 · 7 min
  > “the exact same backend that we used for every subsequent product.” — Trae Stephens · [1:00:03](https://realalpha.app/v/qyT2OZpFDog/?t=3603)

## The episode

- [Trae Stephens – Anduril’s AI Weapons, Palantir Myths, Antichrist and War with China | SRS #245](https://realalpha.app/v/qyT2OZpFDog/) · The Shawn Ryan Show · Oct 16, 2025