# Trae Stephens **Entity class:** Person **Domain:** Additional Article Entities ## Definition Anduril co-founder identified in the article's founding team. His background connects the enterprise's formation with experience in the defense and intelligence technology market. ## Operational role Named people and institutions make the article’s capacity relationships concrete. Authorship, sponsorship, employment, founding, procurement, and participation are different connections and must retain their specific meanings. These routes preserve the people and organizations behind the programs and operational examples. **Architecture connections:** [[wiki/Intelligence|Intelligence]] · [[wiki/OSINT|OSINT]] · [[wiki/HUMINT|HUMINT]]. ## Relationships - **article-linked institution or supplier:** [[wiki/Anduril|Anduril]]. - **article-linked person:** [[wiki/Palmer Luckey|Palmer Luckey]]. - **collection route:** [[collections/The Civilian Intelligence Marketplace|The Civilian Intelligence Marketplace]]. - **counterterrorism architecture:** [[collections/Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and the Intelligence Environment|Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and the Intelligence Environment]]. - **source article:** [[articles/The Coming Market for Civilian Spycraft|The Coming Market for Civilian Spycraft]]. ## Sources / Provenance - [[articles/The Coming Market for Civilian Spycraft#XV. The Privateer Professionalized: From Pinkerton to Palmer Luckey|The Coming Market for Civilian Spycraft — XV. The Privateer Professionalized: From Pinkerton to Palmer Luckey]] — October 2026 revision; immediate source for this entry’s place in the marketplace. - [Wikipedia, Palmer Luckey.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palmer_Luckey) - [Nextgov, CBP Taps Anduril for Virtual Border Sentinel System (July 2, 2020).](https://www.nextgov.com/acquisition/2020/07/cbp-taps-anduril-for-virtual-border-sentinel-system/257835/) - [Congressional Research Service, Army's Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS)/Soldier Borne Mission Command (SBMC) (IF13022, updated July 20, 2026).](https://www.everycrsreport.com/files/2026-07-20_IF13022_06226ecfaadb2bc19b6b6fd748e6d6d76f511305.html)