Palmer Luckey's start-up Anduril just proved it can challenge legacy defense contractors and win

• Anduril has just been selected as one of two vendors for a major US air force contract. 
• The 7-year-old start-up beat out legacy defense contractors Boeing, Lockheed, and Northrup Grumman. 
• "Impossible to overstate the importance of this win," tweeted founder Palmer Luckey. 

Anduril Industries, the defense tech startup run by Palmer Luckey, has just been awarded a major contract by the US Air Force, beating out legacy names like Boeing and Lockheed Martin.