In a Pacific conflict, the nearest U.S. drone factory is thousands of miles away. Ships and planes carrying parts to the front lines would be vulnerable to attack. Defense startup Firestorm Labs thinks the answer is a drone factory that fits inside a shipping container.

The company announced on Wednesday that it has raised $82 million in Series B funding led by Washington Harbour Partners with participation from NEA, Ondas, In-Q-Tel, Lockheed Martin, Booz Allen Ventures, Geodesic, Motley Fool Ventures, and others, bringing its total funding to $153 million.

Firestorm didn’t start out as a factory company. It began as a drone maker, but when customers started asking to move production closer to the front lines, the founders saw an opportunity to pivot.

Firestorm Labs CEO Dan Magy is a serial defense tech entrepreneur.…