Ex-Google CEO Eric Schmidt has been quietly plotting a new defense tech effort: a stealth military drone project, four sources with knowledge of the effort told Forbes. The project’s existence has not been previously reported and it has yet to publicly launch.

One of the defense industry’s loudest advocates in Silicon Valley, the billionaire has been planning a covert venture inspired by Ukraine’s use of drones on the battlefield, with the help of Google alum Sebastian Thrun.

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