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Anduril Industries
Costa Mesa, United StatesUnmanned Systems systems
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About Anduril Industries
US defence technology company building autonomous systems and counter-UAS solutions around its Lattice software, from the Anvil and Roadrunner interceptors to the Fury combat aircraft.
Anduril Industries, Inc. was founded in 2017 by Palmer Luckey, Trae Stephens, Brian Schimpf, Matt Grimm and Joe Chen and is headquartered in Costa Mesa, California. The company develops hardware and software for defence and security, with its Lattice software as the common core that fuses data from its own and third-party sensors and controls autonomous systems.
For countering drones Anduril combines sensors such as its Sentry surveillance towers with effectors including Anvil, a quadcopter that intercepts other drones by ramming, and Roadrunner-M, a reusable, twin-jet vertical take-off interceptor with an explosive warhead that can return and land if no engagement takes place. Its unmanned aircraft further include the Ghost and Bolt small UAS, the tube-launched Altius, the Barracuda low-cost air vehicle and the YFQ-44A Fury collaborative combat aircraft, which first flew in October 2025.
Under water the company offers the Dive-LD autonomous vehicle and the extra-large Ghost Shark, built for the Royal Australian Navy. Anduril has subsidiaries in the United Kingdom and Australia; in Europe it agreed a strategic partnership with Rheinmetall in 2025 to develop and produce European variants of Barracuda and Fury.
In the news11 stories
Counter-UAS on NATO's eastern flank: Origin and Anduril plan to integrate Blaze into Lattice
A Memorandum of Understanding brings together the Latvian company Origin and Anduril: the Blaze interceptor system is to be integrated into the Lattice platform – as a building block of networked counter-UAS for NATO's eastern flank.
Autonomous attack helicopter Thunder: Anduril unveils an uncrewed tiltrotor wingman at Farnborough
An autonomous attack helicopter as an escort for the Apache and others: with Thunder, Anduril aims to keep helicopter crews out of the most dangerous zones. Armament, propulsion and control have been outlined; the first flight is planned for 2027.
Counter-drone defence for Belgium: Cobbs Belux, Anduril Industries and Nokia form consortium
Military sites and critical infrastructure across the country are to be better protected against drones. To this end, three companies are combining autonomous defence technology and secure communications into a software-centric counter-drone system designed and operated in Belgium.
Unmanned systems in the CCA programme: US Air Force selects Shield AI as mission autonomy provider
The Hivemind autonomy software is already flying in Anduril's YFQ-44A Fury, with flight demonstrations expected in the coming months. Now the US Air Force has selected Shield AI for the TMRR phase of its programme for unmanned systems in air combat.
Loitering munition for the US Marine Corps: Anduril supplies Bolt-M for the OPF-L programme
After 13 months of testing, the USMC has chosen Anduril's Bolt-M. More than 600 of the loitering munition systems are to follow by April 2027, with fielding to the troops starting in summer 2026.
Drone industry: Anduril and Edge Group bet on Omen with joint venture
A joint plant in the UAE, access to the Lattice software and 50 Omen systems on pre-order: Edge and Anduril are joining forces. What the joint venture means for the drone industry in the Middle East.
UAV partnership for the UK: GKN Aerospace and Anduril Industries UK team up with Archer
With British contracts expected early next year, GKN Aerospace and Anduril Industries UK are joining forces on the next generation of UAVs. Archer contributes eVTOL expertise, and new jobs could be created at the Cowes plant.
Unmanned Systems / Aerial DronesCombat drone YFQ-44A: Anduril begins flight testing its CCA aircraft
Just 556 days after the first design, Anduril's YFQ-44A is in the air. The semi-autonomous combat drone from the CCA programme is now to demonstrate speed, stealth, range and weapons integration – while mass production is still held back by a lack of capacity.
Loitering munition for Taiwan: first Altius-600M from Anduril Industries arrive
Loitering munition from the US reaches Taipei: after the handover of the Altius-600M, Defence Minister Wellington Koo met Anduril founder Palmer Luckey. How many systems were delivered remains undisclosed.
Counter-UAS for the US Marine Corps: Anduril wins contract worth around 600 million euros
Ten years, bases worldwide, nine unsuccessful competitors: Anduril Industries will supply counter-UAS to the US Marine Corps. Which system will be used is officially open – much points to the Roadrunner-M.
XQ-58A Valkyrie releases ALTIUS-600 drone in flight for the first time
XQ-58A Valkyrie as a flying carrier: on its sixth test flight, the US drone released a smaller drone. Many details remain unclear, but the trial fits US plans for “loyal wingmen” and networked drone swarms.
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