Anduril Industries#Anvil

Anduril Industries is named for Andúril, the fictional sword of Aragorn from The Lord of the Rings.{{Cite news|last=Shankland|first=Stephen|date=September 10, 2020|title=Oculus founder's Ghost 4 military drones use AI for surveillance and attack|work=CNET|url=https://www.cnet.com/news/palmer-luckey-ghost-4-military-drones-can-swarm-into-an-ai-surveillance-system/|access-date=July 25, 2021|archive-date=July 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210725074548/https://www.cnet.com/news/palmer-luckey-ghost-4-military-drones-can-swarm-into-an-ai-surveillance-system/|url-status=live}} Translated from the novels' constructed language Quenya, the name means Flame of the West.{{cite book | page=417 |chapter=Narsil |title=The new Tolkien companion |author=J. E. A. Tyler |publisher=Avon Books |year=1980 |isbn=978-0-3804-6904-8}}

File:Palmer Luckey (Collision 2019, 22 May 2019) (cropped).jpg created the Oculus Rift, one of the first consumer virtual reality headsets]]

In June 2014, Palmer Luckey, the creator of the virtual reality headset Oculus Rift, attended a retreat on Sonora Island, British Columbia, hosted by Founders Fund, an early Oculus investor.{{Cite magazine |last=Levy |first=Steven |date=June 11, 2018 |title=Inside Palmer Luckey's Bid to Build a Border Wall |url=https://www.wired.com/story/palmer-luckey-anduril-border-wall/ |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210414015255/https://www.wired.com/story/palmer-luckey-anduril-border-wall/ |archive-date=April 14, 2021 |access-date=July 27, 2021 |magazine=Wired}} Luckey met Trae Stephens, 30, who had recently been persuaded to leave Palantir and join Founders Fund by its leader, Peter Thiel. Luckey and Stephens discovered a shared interest in seeking defense contracts for companies built like tech startups.{{Cite news |last=Fang |first=Lee |date=March 9, 2019 |title=Defense Tech Startup Founded by Trump's Most Prominent Silicon Valley Supporters Wins Secretive Military AI Contract |work=The Intercept |url=https://theintercept.com/2019/03/09/anduril-industries-project-maven-palmer-luckey/ |url-access=limited |access-date=July 28, 2021 |archive-date=July 27, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210727075257/https://theintercept.com/2019/03/09/anduril-industries-project-maven-palmer-luckey/ |url-status=live }} "Stephens found it ridiculous that almost no venture-backed companies worked closely with the government; with its billions of dollars to spend", aside from Palantir and SpaceX. Founders Fund was also an early SpaceX investor. "Stephens' goal was to fund a company to join that duo", but found it difficult to accomplish in Silicon Valley.

In 2015, the Department of Defense and the Department of Homeland Security opened Silicon Valley offices. "In 2017, as part of an initiative that had begun the previous year, the Defense Department unveiled the Algorithmic Warfare Cross-Functional Team, known as Project Maven, to harness the latest AI research into battlefield technology, starting with a project to improve image recognition for drones operating in the Middle East."

File:Trae Stephens of Founders Fund at 2024 TechCrunch StrictlyVC event (cropped).jpg in 2024]]

The idea for a software startup focused on "high-tech" military applications was raised by Stephens and some of his colleagues at Palantir.{{Cite news|last=Brustein|first=Joshua|date=October 3, 2019|title=Tech's Most Controversial Startup Now Makes Drone-Killing Robots|work=Bloomberg Businessweek|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2019-10-03/tech-s-most-controversial-startup-now-makes-attack-drones|url-access=limited|access-date=July 26, 2021|archive-date=July 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210726075712/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2019-10-03/tech-s-most-controversial-startup-now-makes-attack-drones|url-status=live}}{{Cite news|last=Metz|first=Cade|date=February 26, 2021|title=Away From Silicon Valley, the Military Is the Ideal Customer|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/26/technology/anduril-military-palmer-luckey.html|url-access=limited|access-date=July 27, 2021|archive-date=July 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210727201923/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/26/technology/anduril-military-palmer-luckey.html|url-status=live}} After the 2016 presidential election, Stephens was appointed to the Defense transition team and later joined the Defense Innovation Board, a "central part" of Carter's effort. Stephens, who was also looking for a defense startup Founders Fund could invest in, began to recruit employees for Anduril alongside Luckey, who was looking to make use of the money he obtained from selling Oculus VR to Facebook in 2014 for $2 billion.

Luckey left Facebook in March 2017, alleging he had been fired for his pro-Trump beliefs, which Facebook denies.{{Cite news|last1=Grind|first1=Kirsten|last2=Keach|first2=Hagey|date=November 11, 2018|title=Why Did Facebook Fire a Top Executive? Hint: It Had Something to Do With Trump|work=The Wall Street Journal|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/why-did-facebook-fire-a-top-executive-hint-it-had-something-to-do-with-trump-1541965245|url-access=subscription|access-date=July 26, 2021|archive-date=November 1, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211101135123/https://www.wsj.com/articles/why-did-facebook-fire-a-top-executive-hint-it-had-something-to-do-with-trump-1541965245|url-status=live}} Stephens and Luckey recruited employees from Palantir and Oculus, and planned to employ Luckey's developmental approach with the Oculus headset to combine low-cost hardware components with sophisticated software. Luckey thought this would be easy because, he said, "the defense industry has been stagnant for decades".

Anduril was incorporated in June 2017{{Cite news|last=Hatmaker|first=Taylor|date=October 19, 2017|title=Palmer Luckey's new defense company Anduril looks interested in AR and VR on the battlefield|work=TechCrunch|url=https://techcrunch.com/2017/10/19/anduril-trae-stephens-battlefield-vr-ar/|access-date=July 27, 2021|archive-date=July 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210727063538/https://techcrunch.com/2017/10/19/anduril-trae-stephens-battlefield-vr-ar/|url-status=live}} and seeded by Founders Fund. There were at least four founders: Stephens, Luckey, Matt Grimm, and Joe Chen. Brian Singerman led a seed funding round. Luckey, Stephens, and Grimm pitched their company to the directors of Palantir. One of them, Brian Schimpf, decided to join, and became the fifth co-founder (and CEO)."

In June 2017, Anduril executives contacted the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) California office to pitch low-cost border security. The DHS introduced them to border officials. The San Diego Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) office eventually paid Anduril to test a new border system.

In June 2018, Lattice surveillance towers were informally tested on a Texas rancher's private land. Lattice was operated remotely by an Anduril technician. CBP worked on pilot programs with Anduril in Texas and San Diego.{{Cite news |last=Hatmaker |first=Taylor |date=September 24, 2020 |title=Anduril among companies tapped to build the Air Force's 'internet of things' for war |url=https://techcrunch.com/2020/09/24/anduril-air-force-abms-jadc2/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210725171738/https://techcrunch.com/2020/09/24/anduril-air-force-abms-jadc2/ |archive-date=July 25, 2021 |access-date=July 26, 2021 |work=TechCrunch}}

In June 2019, the UK Royal Navy purchased Lattice as part of a modernization initiative.{{Cite news|last1=Kumar|first1=Hemanth|last2=Husseini|first2=Talal|date=June 12, 2019|title=Royal Navy partners with Anduril for Royal Marines' modernisation|work=Naval Technology|url=https://www.naval-technology.com/news/royal-navy-modernise-marines-anduril/|access-date=July 27, 2021|archive-date=July 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210727063540/https://www.naval-technology.com/news/royal-navy-modernise-marines-anduril/|url-status=live}}{{Cite news|last=Liptak|first=Andrew|date=June 13, 2019|title=Palmer Luckey's defense firm is partnering with the UK's Royal Marines|work=The Verge|url=https://www.theverge.com/2019/6/13/18677690/palmer-luckey-anduril-united-kingdom-royal-marines-navy-military-modernization-navyx|access-date=July 27, 2021|archive-date=July 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210727125336/https://www.theverge.com/2019/6/13/18677690/palmer-luckey-anduril-united-kingdom-royal-marines-navy-military-modernization-navyx|url-status=live}} Anduril also signed a contract with the Royal Marines. In 2019, advocacy group Mijente reported a $13.5 million Marine Corps contract to install Anduril systems at military bases in Japan and the United States, including one that abuts the U.S.-Mexico border.{{Cite news |last1=Ward |first1=Jacob |last2=Sottile |first2=Chiara |date=October 3, 2019 |title=Inside Anduril, the startup that is building AI-powered military technology |work=NBC News |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/security/inside-anduril-startup-building-ai-powered-military-technology-n1061771 |access-date=July 26, 2021 |archive-date=July 26, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210726075712/https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/security/inside-anduril-startup-building-ai-powered-military-technology-n1061771 |url-status=live }} In 2019, more towers were installed in CBP's San Diego sector. CBP ordered more for Texas, and started a pilot program at Montana and Vermont border sites for a cold-weather variant. In a September 2019 funding round, Anduril secured {{Currency|120M|USD|passthrough=yes}} in funding from various venture capital firms, including Founders Fund, General Catalyst, and Andreessen Horowitz. The company was valued at over {{Currency|1 billion|USD|passthrough=yes}} at the time, a four-fold increase from its 2018 valuation.

In July 2020, Anduril received {{USD|200M|long=no}} in funding from venture capital firms including Andreessen Horowitz and Founders Fund for U.S. military projects. A company representative said the company's valuation increased to {{USD|2|long=no}}{{nbsp}}billion. The Post reported that Anduril had received around {{USD|28M|long=no}} for unclassified contracts, a small amount in the defense industry. In July 2020, Anduril's annual revenue was estimated at {{USD|100M|long=no}}. Also In July, CBP and Anduril entered a five-year $25M contract to deploy sentry towers for CBP.{{Cite news|last=Miroff|first=Nick|date=July 2, 2020|title=Trump administration hires tech firm to build a virtual border wall, an idea Democrats have praised|newspaper=The Washington Post|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/trump-virtual-border-wall/2020/07/02/7b380490-b0ac-11ea-a567-6172530208bd_story.html|url-access=limited|access-date=July 29, 2021|archive-date=June 18, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210618191014/https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/trump-virtual-border-wall/2020/07/02/7b380490-b0ac-11ea-a567-6172530208bd_story.html|url-status=live}}{{Cite news|last=Bogaisky|first=Jeremy|date=July 1, 2020|title=Anduril Raises $200 Million To Fund Ambitious Plans To Build A Defense Tech Giant|work=Forbes|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/jeremybogaisky/2020/07/01/anduril-raises-200-million-to-fund-ambitious-plans-to-build-a-defense-tech-giant/|access-date=July 29, 2021|archive-date=June 18, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210618191016/https://www.forbes.com/sites/jeremybogaisky/2020/07/01/anduril-raises-200-million-to-fund-ambitious-plans-to-build-a-defense-tech-giant/|url-status=live}}{{Cite news|last=Chen|first=I-Chun|date=July 2, 2020|title=Anduril Industries gets contract to install AI surveillance systems along the border|work=L.A. Biz|publisher=American City Business Journals|url=https://www.bizjournals.com/losangeles/news/2020/07/02/anduril-wins-cbp-deal-to-install-ai-surveillance.html|access-date=July 29, 2021|archive-date=June 24, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624162112/https://www.bizjournals.com/losangeles/news/2020/07/02/anduril-wins-cbp-deal-to-install-ai-surveillance.html|url-status=live}} In September, Anduril received another $36M from CBP for surveillance towers. CBP planned to install 200 towers by 2022.{{Cite news |last=Hatmaker |first=Taylor |date=September 10, 2020 |title=Anduril launches a smarter drone and picks up more money to build a virtual border wall |url=https://techcrunch.com/2020/09/10/anduril-cbp-ghost-2020/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210726214543/https://techcrunch.com/2020/09/10/anduril-cbp-ghost-2020/ |archive-date=July 26, 2021 |access-date=July 26, 2021 |work=TechCrunch}} In October, Google began integrating Google Cloud technology with Anduril technology to help AI implementations by CBP's Innovation Team.{{Cite news|last1=Fang|first1=Lee|last2=Biddle|first2=Sam|date=October 21, 2020|title=Google AI Tech Will Be Used for Virtual Border Wall, CBP Contract Shows|work=The Intercept|url=https://theintercept.com/2020/10/21/google-cbp-border-contract-anduril/|access-date=July 29, 2021|archive-date=July 28, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210728040805/https://theintercept.com/2020/10/21/google-cbp-border-contract-anduril/|url-status=live}} In 2020, Anduril was one of more than 50 companies selected by the U.S. Air Force to help develop the Advanced Battle Management System (ABMS) under a contract worth up to $950 million.{{Cite tweet |number=1309231065274302465 |user=PalmerLuckey |title=What follows is the government approved statement regarding Anduril's participation in the development of the Advanced Battle Management System: Anduril has been awarded a $950,000,000 ceiling indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for the . . . |author=Palmer Luckey |author-link=Palmer Luckey |date=September 24, 2020 |access-date=July 26, 2021}}{{Cite news |last=Costelloe |first=Kevin |date=September 24, 2020 |title=Luckey's Anduril Awarded Air Force Contract Worth Up To $950M |url=https://www.ocbj.com/news/2020/sep/24/luckeys-anduril-awarded-dod-contract-worth-950m/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210729030820/https://www.ocbj.com/news/2020/sep/24/luckeys-anduril-awarded-dod-contract-worth-950m/ |archive-date=July 29, 2021 |access-date=July 29, 2021 |work=Orange County Business Journal}}

In February 2021, The Times reported that the Royal Marines had been testing Anduril's Ghost drone to provide video of targets for frontline use.{{Cite news|last=Brown|first=Larisa|date=February 20, 2021|title=Ghost drone lets troops see without being heard|work=The Times|url=https://www.thetimes.com/uk/defence/article/ghost-drone-troops-royal-marines-combat-zhvn53c6v|url-access=subscription|access-date=July 27, 2021|archive-date=July 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210727203426/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/ghost-drone-troops-royal-marines-combat-zhvn53c6v|url-status=live}} In April, Anduril acquired Area-I, a company producing drones capable of being launched from larger aircraft. Area-I had previously contracted for U.S. government agencies including the Army, Air Force, Navy, and NASA.{{Cite news|last=Hatmaker|first=Taylor|date=June 17, 2021|title=Anduril raises $450M as the defense tech company's valuation soars to $4.6B|work=TechCrunch|url=https://techcrunch.com/2021/06/17/anduril-funding-series-d-valuation/|access-date=July 26, 2021|archive-date=July 28, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210728114326/https://techcrunch.com/2021/06/17/anduril-funding-series-d-valuation/|url-status=live}} Area-I was an Atlanta-based technology startup, which developed surveillance drones for government clients. It was founded by aerospace researchers from the Georgia Institute of Technology, and was funded largely through government contracts including SBIR.{{Cite news|last=Gregg|first=Aaron|date=April 3, 2021|title=Defense-tech company Anduril buys Area-I, a manufacturer of tube-launched drones|newspaper=The Washington Post|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2021/04/03/anduril-small-drones/|url-access=limited|access-date=July 26, 2021|archive-date=April 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210409174139/https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2021/04/03/anduril-small-drones/|url-status=live}} In June, Anduril announced {{USD|450M|long=no}} in Series D funding from Andreessen Horowitz, 8VC, Founders Fund, General Catalyst, Lux Capital, Valor Equity Partners, and D1 Capital Partners. This increased their valuation to $4.6bn, double that of July 2020.{{Cite news |last=Costelloe |first=Kevin |date=June 17, 2021 |title=Anduril Gets $450M in Series D Funding |url=https://www.ocbj.com/news/2021/jun/17/anduril-gets-450m-series-d-funding/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210726214544/https://www.ocbj.com/news/2021/jun/17/anduril-gets-450m-series-d-funding/ |archive-date=July 26, 2021 |access-date=July 26, 2021 |work=Orange County Business Journal}} The funding round was led by investor and entrepreneur Elad Gil. In July, the BBC reported that the Royal Navy had used Ghost drones in an autonomous drone test to provide live feeds of targets.{{Cite news |last= |date=July 19, 2021 |title=Royal Navy tests drones above and below waves |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-57890066 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210727063538/https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-57890066 |archive-date=July 27, 2021 |access-date=July 27, 2021 |work=BBC News}}

In June 2023, Anduril acquired rocket engine company Adranos, giving the company access to technology for developing solid rocket motors for missiles and space launch.{{cite news |last1=Cameron |first1=Doug |last2=Weinberger |first2=Sharon |date=June 25, 2023 |title=Tech Startup Targets Missile Motors as Silicon Valley Moves Into Weapons |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/tech-startup-targets-missile-motors-as-silicon-valley-moves-into-weapons-ea34456d |work=The Wall Street Journal |url-access=subscription |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230625105042/https://www.wsj.com/amp/articles/tech-startup-targets-missile-motors-as-silicon-valley-moves-into-weapons-ea34456d |archive-date=June 25, 2023 |url-status=live}} In September 2023, Anduril acquired North Carolina-based autonomous aircraft developer, Blue Force Technologies.{{Cite news |last1=Parmar |first1=Abhinav |last2=Stone |first2=Mike |date=September 6, 2023 |title=Palmer Luckey's defense tech startup Anduril buys autonomous aircraft maker |url=https://www.reuters.com/markets/deals/palmer-luckeys-defense-tech-startup-anduril-buys-autonomous-aircraft-maker-2023-09-07/ |work=Reuters |access-date=2023-09-08 |archive-date=2023-09-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230908055659/https://www.reuters.com/markets/deals/palmer-luckeys-defense-tech-startup-anduril-buys-autonomous-aircraft-maker-2023-09-07/ |url-status=live }} In September 2023, Anduril engineers tested a live warhead on the Altius-700M. Anduril said that the "system was accurate and effective against the chosen target".{{Cite web|url=https://www.defensenews.com/unmanned/uas/2024/03/14/anduril-attack-drone-deemed-accurate-and-effective-in-dugway-trials/|title=Anduril attack drone deemed ‘accurate and effective’ in Dugway trials|first=Colin|last=Demarest|date=March 14, 2024|website=Defense News}}

In January 2024, Anduril was one of five vendors contracted by the US Air Force for the development of collaborative combat aircraft.{{Cite web |last=Hill |first=John |date=January 25, 2024 |title=USAF selects Anduril as one of five vendors to develop CCAs |url=https://www.airforce-technology.com/news/usaf-selects-anduril-as-one-of-five-vendors-to-develop-ccas/ |website=Air Force Technology |publisher=Verdict Media |access-date=January 27, 2024 |archive-date=January 27, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240127013236/https://www.airforce-technology.com/news/usaf-selects-anduril-as-one-of-five-vendors-to-develop-ccas/ |url-status=live }} In April 2024, the U.S. Army Defense Innovation Unit selected Anduril to develop a software framework, for robotic combat vehicle payloads.www.defensenews.com 3 April 2024: [https://www.defensenews.com/unmanned/robotics/2024/04/03/anduril-to-supply-robotic-combat-vehicle-software-to-us-army/ Anduril to supply robotic combat vehicle software to US Army] In August Anduril raised {{USD|1.5|long=no}} billion in series F funding led by Founders Fund and Sands Capital, valuing the company at $14bn. The proceeds were to establish manufacturing facilities for autonomous weapons systems.{{Cite web |last=Chapman |first=Lizette |date=August 8, 2024 |title=Weapons Startup Anduril Hits $14 Billion Valuation in New Funding Round |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-08-08/weapons-startup-anduril-hits-14-billion-valuation-in-new-funding-round |publisher=Bloomberg News}}{{Cite web |last=Primack |first=Dan |date=August 8, 2024 |title=Anduril now valued at $14 billion, set to build autonomous weapons factories |url=https://www.axios.com/2024/08/08/anduril-14-billion-autonomous-weapons |website=Axios}}

On July 12, 2024, Anduril and its executives were sanctioned by the Chinese government due to arms sales over Taiwan.{{Cite news |date=2024-07-12 |title=China Sanctions Six US Defense Companies for Taiwan Arms Sale |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-07-12/china-sanctions-six-us-defense-companies-for-taiwan-arms-sale |access-date=2025-01-02 |work=Bloomberg News |language=en}}

In January 2025, Anduril Industries announced plans to build a $1 billion manufacturing facility in Pickaway County, Ohio to produce weapons systems, including aerial and maritime drones equipped with its AI-powered Lattice software.{{cite web |last1=Palazzo |first1=Anthony |last2=Ovaska |first2=Michael |title=Silicon Valley Is Coming for the Pentagon’s $1 Trillion Budget |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2025-silicon-valley-targets-pentagon-budget/ |date=2025-05-12 |website=Bloomberg |access-date=2025-05-19}} The Lattice platform had been selected by the U.S. Space Force in 2024 for use in surveillance networks. Anduril has also collaborated with OpenAI to enhance defence systems designed to protect military personnel from drone threats.

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Altius (Agile Launched, Tactically-Integrated Unmanned System){{cite web | url=https://www.anduril.com/hardware/altius/ | title=Anduril }} is a series of fixed-wing, tube-launched unmanned aerial vehicles developed by Area-I, an Atlanta-based subsidiary that Anduril acquired in April 2021. Altius 600 accepts a modular payload on the nose. It can be launched from different launchers and platforms, including C-130 aircraft, UH-60 Blackhawks, and various ground vehicles, as well as larger UAVs, including the MQ-1C Grey Eagle and Kratos XQ-58 Valkyrie stealth UCAV.

The Altius is a component of the U.S. Army's Air-Launched Effects (ALE). Swarms can operate in a mesh network.{{cite news |last1=Parsons |first1=Dan |title=Army To Test Its Biggest Interactive Drone Swarm Ever Over Utah |url=https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/army-to-test-its-biggest-interactive-drone-swarm-ever-over-utah |access-date=23 April 2022 |work=The Drive |publisher=The Drive |date=22 April 2022 |language=en |archive-date=23 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220423005030/https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/army-to-test-its-biggest-interactive-drone-swarm-ever-over-utah |url-status=live }}{{cite news |last1=Roque |first1=Ashley |title=Unmanned-Unmanned teaming: US Army demos Area-I's Altius-600 air-launched effects |url=https://www.janes.com/defence-news/news-detail/unmanned-unmanned-teaming-us-army-demos-area-is-altius-600-air-launched-effects |access-date=23 April 2022 |work=Janes.com |publisher=Janes |date=29 September 2020 |language=en |archive-date=23 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220423182418/https://www.janes.com/defence-news/news-detail/unmanned-unmanned-teaming-us-army-demos-area-is-altius-600-air-launched-effects |url-status=live }} The Altius is designed to be low-cost and expendable, but can be recovered mid-flight with Flying Air Recovery System (FLARES).{{cite web |last1=Reim |first1=Garrett |title=US Army catches 'air-launched effect' drones in mid-air using another UAV |url=https://www.flightglobal.com/military-uavs/us-army-catches-air-launched-effect-drones-in-mid-air-using-another-uav/140498.article |website=Flight Global |access-date=23 April 2022 |language=en |archive-date=5 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220705055921/https://www.flightglobal.com/military-uavs/us-army-catches-air-launched-effect-drones-in-mid-air-using-another-uav/140498.article |url-status=live }} The loitering munition version of Altius has a range of {{convert|280|miles}} and four hours flying time.{{Cite web |last=Kinder |first=Tabby |date=March 27, 2024 |title=How Silicon Valley's 'Oppenheimer' found lucrative trade in AI weapons |url=https://www.ft.com/content/ce6f96f8-6ab8-4089-b7db-f99db22c2071 |work=FT Magazine |access-date=May 11, 2024 |archive-date=May 11, 2024 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240511022044/https://www.ft.com/content/ce6f96f8-6ab8-4089-b7db-f99db22c2071 |url-status=live}}

Anvil, also known as Interceptor,{{efn|Anduril's drone has been referred to as the Anvil{{Cite news |last=Boyle |first=Alan |date=May 12, 2020 |title=Anduril Industries expands to Seattle, seeks engineers to work on defense tech |url=https://www.geekwire.com/2020/anduril-industries-expands-seattle-seeks-engineers-work-ai-centric-defense-tech/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210902083210/https://www.geekwire.com/2020/anduril-industries-expands-seattle-seeks-engineers-work-ai-centric-defense-tech/ |archive-date=September 2, 2021 |access-date=July 27, 2021 |work=GeekWire}} or the Interceptor.{{Cite news|last=Palmer|first=Annie|date=October 3, 2019|title=Oculus founder Palmer Luckey's defense start-up is now making attack drones|work=CNBC|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2019/10/03/palmer-luckeys-defense-start-up-anduril-developing-attack-drones.html|access-date=July 25, 2021|archive-date=July 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210725235802/https://www.cnbc.com/2019/10/03/palmer-luckeys-defense-start-up-anduril-developing-attack-drones.html|url-status=live}}{{Cite news|last=Brandom|first=Russell|date=October 3, 2019|title=Palmer Luckey is making battering-ram drones now|work=The Verge|url=https://www.theverge.com/2019/10/3/20896827/palmer-luckey-anduril-attack-drone-border-surveillance|access-date=July 26, 2021|archive-date=July 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210726075709/https://www.theverge.com/2019/10/3/20896827/palmer-luckey-anduril-attack-drone-border-surveillance|url-status=live}} Anduril refers to the drone as the Anvil on their website.{{Cite web|title=Anduril - Our Work|website=Anduril Industries|url=https://www.anduril.com/work|access-date=July 30, 2021|archive-date=July 30, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210730230105/https://www.anduril.com/work|url-status=dead}}}} is an unmanned combat aerial vehicle quadcopter designed principally to attack other unmanned aerial vehicles.{{Cite news|last=Brandom|first=Russell|date=October 4, 2019|title=Watch Anduril's Anvil take down an off-the-shelf drone in midflight|work=The Verge|url=https://www.theverge.com/2019/10/4/20898931/anduril-anvil-drone-footage-palmer-luckey-quadcopter|access-date=July 30, 2021|archive-date=June 28, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210628232012/https://www.theverge.com/2019/10/4/20898931/anduril-anvil-drone-footage-palmer-luckey-quadcopter|url-status=live}} After launch, Anvil locates target drones using computer vision, and can be commanded to ram targets by its operator. The drone reportedly can reach speeds of up to {{Convert|200|mph|km/h|abbr=unit}}. Anduril is developing versions to attack larger targets such as helicopters or cruise missiles. Anvil can be integrated into Anduril's Lattice system.

The interceptor was conceptualized over a weekend, as a drone that could identify and ram hostile objects. After sending a video to the Pentagon of a working prototype, the U.S. military made a small order for testing. Anduril publicly announced the drone in October 2019.{{Cite web|last=Anduril Industries|author-link=Anduril Industries|date=October 3, 2019|title=Anduril Industries Announces Release of Counter-Drone System|url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/anduril-industries-announces-release-of-counter-drone-system-300930475.html|access-date=July 26, 2021|website=PR Newswire|archive-date=July 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210726075709/https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/anduril-industries-announces-release-of-counter-drone-system-300930475.html|url-status=live}}

As of 2019, Anduril had delivered the Anvil to the United States and United Kingdom militaries. Anduril was contracted to deploy the drone to overseas combat zones.

A detonating version called the Anvil-M was unveiled in October 2023. It uses a fire-control module and munitions payload to destroy Group 1 and 2 UAS.[https://www.c4isrnet.com/unmanned/uas/2023/10/05/anduril-unveils-anvil-m-counter-drone-kit-that-can-defeat-smaller-uas/ Anduril unveils Anvil-M counter-drone kit that can defeat smaller UAS] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231204230606/https://www.c4isrnet.com/unmanned/uas/2023/10/05/anduril-unveils-anvil-m-counter-drone-kit-that-can-defeat-smaller-uas/ |date=2023-12-04 }}. C4ISRNet. 5 October 2023.

Barracuda is a family of low cost air launched cruise missiles.{{Cite web|url=https://www.anduril.com/anduril-unveils-barracuda/|title=Anduril Unveils Barracuda-M Family of Cruise Missiles|website=www.anduril.com}}

Bolt is a {{Convert|12|lb|abbr=on}} UAV that comes in military and civilian configurations. M stands for "munitions". The products operate on the Lattice AI network. They can be carried in a backpack and can be deployed in five minutes. It includes swappable batteries for extending flight time. Its primary purpose is intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) and search and rescue (SAR). It has both remote and autonomous flight modes. Flight time is 45 minutes. Range is {{Convert|12.4|mi|abbr=on}}. The operator can specify a target, and an attack angle, and then let the drone operate autonomously without further intervention.{{Cite web |last=Salas |first=Joe |date=2024-10-13 |title=Anduril's new drones are nothing like DJI |url=https://newatlas.com/military/anduril-bolt-boltm-drone-lattice-ai/ |access-date=2024-10-15 |website=New Atlas |language=en-US}}

Bolt-M carries up to a {{Convert|3|lb|abbr=on}} ordnance payload. It supports both anti-personnel or anti-materiel warheads. The additional weight reduces flight time to 40 minutes.

Copperhead is a family of autonomous underwater vehicles with both utility and "kamikaze"-style munitions capabilities, designed to be launched from the Dive-LD and Ghost Shark platforms, as well as other unmanned undersea and aerial platforms.{{Cite web |last=Trevithick |first=Joseph |date=2025-04-07 |title=Copperhead Torpedo-Like Underwater Kamikaze Drones Rolled Out By Anduril |url=https://www.twz.com/sea/copperhead-torpedo-like-underwater-kamikaze-drones-rolled-out-by-anduril |access-date=2025-04-10 |website=The War Zone |language=en-US}} Copperhead-100 is roughly comparable in size and capability to the Mark 54 lightweight torpedo, while Copperhead-500 is roughly comparable in size and capability to the Mark 48 heavy torpedo. Both systems are intended to be reusable and recoverable.

Dive-LD is an autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) designed by Boston-based Dive Technologies, which was acquired by Anduril in February 2022.{{cite news |title=Anduril Industries Acquires Dive Technologies |url=https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2022/02/anduril-industries-acquires-dive-technologies/ |access-date=23 April 2022 |work=Naval News |agency=Anduril Industries |publisher=Naval News |date=8 February 2022 |archive-date=22 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220522033423/https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2022/02/anduril-industries-acquires-dive-technologies/ |url-status=live }} It is intended for use in littoral and deep-water survey, inspection, and ISR.{{cite web |title=Anduril — Dive-LD |url=https://www.anduril.com/hardware/dive-ld/ |website=www.anduril.com |access-date=23 April 2022 |archive-date=24 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220324222526/https://www.anduril.com/hardware/dive-ld/ |url-status=live }} In May 2022, Anduril announced that the Royal Australian Navy signed a $100M contract to develop and build three Extra Large Autonomous Undersea Vehicles (XL-AUVs).{{cite web |last1=Clark |first1=Colin |title=Anduril bets it can build 3 large autonomous subs for Aussies in 3 years |url=https://breakingdefense.com/2022/05/anduril-bets-it-can-build-3-large-autonomous-subs-for-aussies-in-3-years/ |website=Breaking Defense |access-date=14 May 2022 |date=6 May 2022 |archive-date=13 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220513184610/https://breakingdefense.com/2022/05/anduril-bets-it-can-build-3-large-autonomous-subs-for-aussies-in-3-years/ |url-status=live }} Dive-LD is capable of carrying and deploying the Copperhead family of UUVs and Copperhead-M family of loitering munitions.

Dust is a small {{convert|4|lb|kg|5=|adj=on}} ground-based sensor designed to detect people and objects in areas with limited line of sight, such as small corridors that nearby Sentry Towers cannot observe. Dust is powered by an onboard battery providing two months of life, or an external solar panel.{{cite web |title=Anduril — Dust |url=https://www.anduril.com/hardware/dust/ |website=www.anduril.com |access-date=23 April 2022 |archive-date=23 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220423182412/https://www.anduril.com/hardware/dust/ |url-status=dead }}

Fury is a long-range, subsonic, stealthy military drone with {{convert|17|ft|adj=on}} wingspan suited for surveillance and combat.{{Cite web |last=DeGuerin |first=Mack |date=September 6, 2023 |title=Oculus Founder Palmer Lucky's Newest Toy Is a High-Speed Autonomous Aircraft |url=https://gizmodo.com/palmer-lucky-anduril-fury-autonomous-aircraft-1850815332 |website=Engadget |access-date=September 8, 2023 |archive-date=September 8, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230908055844/https://gizmodo.com/palmer-lucky-anduril-fury-autonomous-aircraft-1850815332 |url-status=live }} It was originally made by Blue Force Technologies. Fury was selected alongside General Atomics to compete for the first increment of the U.S. Air Force's Collaborative combat aircraft (CCA) program in April 2024.[https://www.defensenews.com/unmanned/2024/04/24/here-are-the-two-companies-creating-drone-wingmen-for-the-us-air-force/ Here are the two companies creating drone wingmen for the US Air Force]. Defense News. 24 April 2024.

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Ghost is an unmanned aerial vehicle.{{efn|Anduril calls the Ghost a "small unmanned aircraft system" (sUAS).{{Cite web|last=Anduril Industries|author-link=Anduril Industries|date=September 10, 2020|title=Anduril Introduces Ghost 4|url=https://medium.com/anduril-blog/anduril-introduces-ghost-4-c12d8c783930|access-date=July 25, 2021|website=Medium|language=en|archive-date=July 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210725074548/https://medium.com/anduril-blog/anduril-introduces-ghost-4-c12d8c783930|url-status=live}}}} The name signals its reportedly quiet acoustic signature and ability to avoid detection. Ghosts 1, 2, and 3 have been used in military operations. Information about them has not been publicly released.

Ghost 4 was announced in September 2020. Constructed using metal alloys and carbon fiber composites, it utilizes a traditional single-rotor helicopter design, which reduces noise, increases efficiency and payload compared to a multirotor design. It measures {{convert|2.725|m|||abbr=on|}} long when fully assembled. It can be collapsed to {{convert|1.07|m|||abbr=on|}} for transport in a backpack.{{Cite web|title=Anduril - Ghost 4 sUAS|url=https://www.anduril.com/ghost|access-date=July 25, 2021|website=Anduril Industries|archive-date=July 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210725074545/https://www.anduril.com/ghost|url-status=dead}} Anduril claims a maximum flight time of 100 minutes, a cruise speed of {{convert|52|kn|mph km/h}}, a {{convert|35|lb|kg|5=|adj=on}} payload capacity, and a charge time of 35 minutes.{{Cite news|last=Reim|first=Garrett|date=September 10, 2020|title=Anduril unveils rugged Ghost 4 recon UAV with radio silent, autonomous ops|work=Flight Global|url=https://www.flightglobal.com/military-uavs/anduril-unveils-rugged-ghost-4-recon-uav-with-radio-silent-autonomous-ops/140126.article|url-access=limited|access-date=July 30, 2021|archive-date=July 30, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210730062748/https://www.flightglobal.com/military-uavs/anduril-unveils-rugged-ghost-4-recon-uav-with-radio-silent-autonomous-ops/140126.article|url-status=live}} The drone can be remotely or autonomously piloted.

Machine learning and computer vision algorithms are used to identify and track targets. The drone can upload data to Anduril's Lattice system. The drone uses Nvidia processing units originally designed for self-driving cars. The drone was designed to use on-board processing chips, due to bandwidth limitations for communication links, and to enable radio silence, by processing imagery independently without the need for a centralized analysis system that requires communication. An onboard camera provides a live feed for operators. Luckey claims it can track and image, in high-resolution, objects up to {{convert|2520|ft|m}} away.{{efn|Luckey claims that the Ghost "could track an object and capture detailed images from seven football fields away". One football field is {{convert|360|ft|m}} long, so seven football fields are {{convert|2520|ft|m}} long in total.}}

Ghost can perform multiple roles due to its five modular payload bays, such as utilizing laser weapons or detecting and tracking cruise missiles. Anduril claims that payloads can be swapped out in minutes. Multiple Ghosts can reportedly link up, using a conventional rule-based system to form a 'swarm', to relay data amongst themselves to increase effective range to a Lattice station. Ghost 4 features improved weatherproofing. Its rotor system was also overhauled.

Users of previous Ghost iterations include the United States Department of Homeland Security and Customs and Border Protection. The United States Department of Defense and the Ministry of Defence used Ghost 3. The Royal Navy tested Ghost for use on the frontline. The U.S. Army selected the Ghost X in September 2024 to fulfil the first tranche of the Company-Level Small UAS Directed Requirement; the Ghost X has a flight time of 75 minutes and a range of {{cvt|25|km}}.[https://www.army.mil/article/279603/the_u_s_army_selects_vendors_for_the_company_level_small_uncrewed_aircraft_system_directed_requirement_for_brigade_combat_teams The U.S. Army Selects Vendors for the Company Level Small Uncrewed Aircraft System Directed Requirement for Brigade Combat Teams]. Army.mil. 11 September 2024.[https://www.defensenews.com/land/2024/09/12/army-picks-two-companies-to-get-small-drones-to-brigade-combat-teams/ Army picks two companies to get small drones to brigade combat teams]. Defense News. 12 September 2024.[https://www.defenseone.com/threats/2024/09/inspired-ukraine-army-selects-two-commercially-available-drones-units/399481/ Inspired by Ukraine, US Army picks two commercially available drones]. Defense One. 12 September 2024.

Ghost Shark is an autonomous submarine developed by Anduril Industries. Anduril contracted with the Royal Australian Navy and the Defence Science and Technology Group in May 2022 to produce three prototypes over three years.{{cite web |date=14 December 2022 |title=Ghost Shark a stealthy 'game-changer' |url=https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2022-12-14/ghost-shark-stealthy-game-changer |access-date=28 April 2024 |publisher=Department of Defence}}

It is intended for a design that is suitable for manufacturing to be ready by mid-2025.{{cite web |last1=Tucker |first1=Patrick |title=Australia got a new sub drone far faster than the US Navy could have, company says |url=https://www.defenseone.com/technology/2024/04/australia-got-new-sub-drone-far-faster-us-navy-could-have-company-says/395949/ |website=Defense One |access-date=28 April 2024 |language=en |date=22 April 2024}} As of April 2024, prototype testing was underway, with Anduril officials reporting that the vehicle had already spent significant time at sea. While specific technical details remain undisclosed, the project emphasizes rapid development and scalability for potential large-scale production. Ghost Shark is capable of carrying and deploying "dozens" of Copperhead-100 class UUVs (or Copperhead-100M loitering munitions) and "multiple" Copperhead-500 class UUVs (or Copperhead-500M loitering munitions).

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Lattice is a software platform that uses artificial intelligence to classify objects by fusing data from disparate sensors, including Anduril platforms and those of third parties.{{Cite magazine|last=Simonite|first=Tom|date=October 8, 2020|title=Behind Anduril's Effort to Create an Operating System for War|magazine=Wired|url=https://www.wired.com/story/behind-anduril-effort-create-operating-system-war/|url-access=limited|access-date=July 25, 2021|archive-date=June 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210621203451/https://www.wired.com/story/behind-anduril-effort-create-operating-system-war/|url-status=live}} Lattice has been used to control Anduril equipment for national border and military base surveillance.

Anduril demonstrated Lattice in a September 2020 exercise, simulating shooting down Russian cruise missiles in the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico, as part of the United States Air Force's Advanced Battle Management System (ABMS) program, which aims to reduce response time delays after initial data acquisition. During that exercise, Lattice ingested data from Air Force systems and missile detection towers to track potential missiles and alert users. The system displayed a map of the area in an Oculus virtual reality headset. Users could tag the missile as hostile, triggering Lattice to offer potential response options.

Military clients access the system using a laptop or phone.

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Roadrunner is a {{cvt|6|ft}}-long twin turbojet-powered delta-winged craft capable of high subsonic speeds and extreme maneuverability. Company officials describe it as somewhere between an autonomous drone and a reusable missile. The basic version can be fitted with modular payloads such as intelligence and reconnaissance sensors. The Roadrunner-M has an explosive warhead to intercept UAS, cruise missiles, and manned aircraft. Both models can take off and land vertically from a dedicated container, and the munition version can be recovered if not detonated. Although specifications are not public, it is purported to have three times the warhead payload, three times the maneuverability under g-forces, and 10 times the one-way range of comparable air vehicles.{{Cite web |last=Weisgerber |first=Marcus |date=2023-12-01 |title=Anduril unveils jet-powered interceptor designed to down enemy drones, missiles |url=https://www.defenseone.com/defense-systems/2023/12/anduril-unveils-jet-powered-interceptor-designed-down-enemy-drones-missiles/392403/ |access-date=2023-12-04 |website=Defense One |language=en |archive-date=2023-12-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231203233813/https://www.defenseone.com/defense-systems/2023/12/anduril-unveils-jet-powered-interceptor-designed-down-enemy-drones-missiles/392403/ |url-status=live }}[https://www.defensenews.com/unmanned/2023/12/01/anduril-reveals-roadrunner-drone-mum-on-first-us-customer/ Anduril reveals Roadrunner drone, mum on first US customer] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240226103012/https://www.defensenews.com/unmanned/2023/12/01/anduril-reveals-roadrunner-drone-mum-on-first-us-customer/ |date=2024-02-26 }}. Defense News. 1 December 2023.[https://breakingdefense.com/2023/12/anduril-unveils-vtol-roadrunner-munition-for-aerial-defense-one-us-customer-buying-in/ Anduril unveils VTOL Roadrunner-Munition for aerial defense, one US customer buying in] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231209003755/https://breakingdefense.com/2023/12/anduril-unveils-vtol-roadrunner-munition-for-aerial-defense-one-us-customer-buying-in/ |date=2023-12-09 }}. Breaking Defense. 1 December 2023.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=4 December 2023|title=Anduril unveils Roadrunner VTOL and C-UAS|url=https://www.janes.com/defence-news/news-detail/anduril-unveils-roadrunner-vtol-and-c-uas|access-date=|website=Janes Information Services|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231204233711/https://www.janes.com/defence-news/news-detail/anduril-unveils-roadrunner-vtol-and-c-uas|archive-date=4 December 2023|url-status=live}}[https://newatlas.com/military/roadrunner-m-anti-aircraft-drone-reusable/ Roadrunner-M drone can take out aerial threats or live to fly another day] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231223042934/https://newatlas.com/military/roadrunner-m-anti-aircraft-drone-reusable/ |date=2023-12-23 }}. New Atlas. 10 December 2023.

Anduril revealed the Roadrunner in December 2023, saying that it had been in development for two years, and that they were about to begin low-rate production for an order of "hundreds of units" from a U.S. customer. A single unit costs "in the low hundreds of thousands of dollars" but the price is expected to drop as volumes increase. The name came from its competitor, RTX Corporation's Coyote Block 2, in reference to the Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner cartoon characters.

Sentry Tower is a {{Convert|33|ft|m|abbr=|adj=on}} tall{{Cite news|last=Guerrero|first=Maurizio|date=July 22, 2021|title=Biden's Invisible Border Wall|work=In These Times|url=https://inthesetimes.com/article/biden-border-wall-surveillance-immigration-cbp|access-date=July 29, 2021|archive-date=July 29, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210729030820/https://inthesetimes.com/article/biden-border-wall-surveillance-immigration-cbp|url-status=live}} solar-powered portable surveillance tower.{{Cite news |last=Gregg |first=Aaron |date=July 1, 2020 |title=Silicon Valley tech start-up Anduril raises $200 million to create a software-driven Defense Dept. contractor |newspaper=The Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/07/01/silicon-valley-tech-start-up-anduril-raises-200-million-create-software-driven-defense-company/ |url-access=limited |access-date=July 25, 2021 |archive-date=May 18, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210518091040/https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/07/01/silicon-valley-tech-start-up-anduril-raises-200-million-create-software-driven-defense-company/ |url-status=live }} Sentry contains a camera, communications antennae, radar, and thermal imaging.{{Cite news|last=Keller|first=Jared|date=July 23, 2019|title=The Marine Corps is getting 'a web of all-seeing eyes' to keep watch on bases around the world|work=Task & Purpose|url=https://taskandpurpose.com/news/marine-corps-anduril-industries-palmer-luckey-contract/|access-date=July 26, 2021|archive-date=July 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210727125343/https://taskandpurpose.com/news/marine-corps-anduril-industries-palmer-luckey-contract/|url-status=live}} The tower operates autonomously, and feeds data into Lattice.{{Cite news|last=Dean|first=Sam|date=July 26, 2019|title=A 26-year-old billionaire is building virtual border walls — and the federal government is buying|work=Los Angeles Times|url=https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2019-07-25/anduril-profile-palmer-luckey-border-controversy|access-date=August 1, 2021|archive-date=July 19, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210719062713/https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2019-07-25/anduril-profile-palmer-luckey-border-controversy|url-status=live}} When disassembled, Sentry can fit into a pickup truck, and reportedly can be re-assembled in under an hour. CBP says agents can set up an individual system in under 2 hours. Sentry Tower and associated systems such as Lattice have been referred to as a "virtual border wall," a more sustainable and economical alternative to a fixed border wall.{{Cite news |last=Rodriguez |first=Salvador |date=September 11, 2019 |title=Oculus founder Palmer Luckey scores $1 billion-plus valuation for his virtual border wall start-up |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2019/09/11/anduril-valued-at-1-billion-in-round-including-andreessen-horowitz.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210806090359/https://www.cnbc.com/2019/09/11/anduril-valued-at-1-billion-in-round-including-andreessen-horowitz.html |archive-date=August 6, 2021 |access-date=July 25, 2021 |work=CNBC}}{{cite news |last1=Jr |first1=Tom Huddleston |title=Oculus co-founder Palmer Luckey is making a 'virtual' border wall with A.I., and it's already working |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2019/01/15/oculus-co-founder-palmer-luckey-wants-to-build-a-virtual-border-wall.html |access-date=21 May 2022 |work=CNBC |date=15 January 2019 |language=en |archive-date=21 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220721150045/https://www.cnbc.com/2019/01/15/oculus-co-founder-palmer-luckey-wants-to-build-a-virtual-border-wall.html |url-status=live }} or "smart wall".

The U.S. government has been seeking digital border security tools since the 1990s. It spent $429M on two unsuccessful development programs from 1997 to 2005.{{Cite news|last=Davis|first=Kristina|date=March 24, 2019|title=How smart would a 'smart wall' be at the border?|work=The San Diego Union-Tribune|url=https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/border-baja-california/sd-me-virtual-wall-201903-story.html|url-access=limited|access-date=July 29, 2021|archive-date=July 29, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210729030819/https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/border-baja-california/sd-me-virtual-wall-201903-story.html|url-status=live}} The DHS SBinet program started in the mid-2000s with the goal of creating a border wall. Boeing won the contract in September 2006 for an estimated $7.6B. The system was rolled out along the Arizona border, but expansion was later halted. Plagued with cost overruns, missed deadlines, and other issues, the program was canceled in 2011 after spending over $1 billion. The fault was partly pursuing a 'one-size-fits-all' approach, versus implementing systems for local requirements. Israeli defense contractor Elbit Systems had developed camera towers, but its equipment was considered more expensive and less mobile than Anduril's. Sentry Tower's smaller footprint mitigated land-use issues.

Anduril's pitch deck to its initial investors included 'perimeter security on a pole'. While Stephens was interested in developing the product for forward operating bases, Luckey thought it could be useable as border security. Anduril executives contacted a DHS office in California in June 2017, which put them in contact with border-patrol agents. Anduril quickly produced a prototype. Schimpf and other employees took the prototype to a test range. They trained software on open-source machine learning training datasets, to identify and distinguish humans from other objects.

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To image distant targets, Luckey proposed an off-the-shelf infrared laser repurposed from a hair removal device as an illumination source in a manner akin to a photographic flash, allowing Sentry Tower to capture high resolution images of distant targets. This was considered a cheaper alternative to using a thermal camera.

Stephens called U.S. representative Will Hurd (R-TX),{{Cite news|last=Ghiaffary|first=Shirin|date=February 7, 2020|title=The "smarter" wall: How drones, sensors, and AI are patrolling the border|work=Recode|publisher=Vox Media|url=https://www.vox.com/recode/2019/5/16/18511583/smart-border-wall-drones-sensors-ai|access-date=July 29, 2021|archive-date=August 18, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818222944/https://www.vox.com/recode/2019/5/16/18511583/smart-border-wall-drones-sensors-ai|url-status=live}} who helped arrange an informal test of three towers in early 2018 on ranch land near the border. The towers led to 55 arrests and {{cvt|982|lb}} of marijuana seized within 10 weeks of installation. An official test outside San Diego led to 10 interceptions within 12 days.

Anduril received Sentry Tower contracts from several U.S. agencies:

• CBP: Started in early 2018 with 4 towers in San Diego County.{{Cite news|last=Hatmaker|first=Taylor|date=August 4, 2019|title=Palmer Luckey's Secretive Defense Company Is Booming Under Trump|work=The Daily Beast|url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/anduril-palmer-luckeys-secretive-defense-company-is-booming-under-trump|access-date=July 29, 2021|archive-date=July 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210726215303/https://www.thedailybeast.com/anduril-palmer-luckeys-secretive-defense-company-is-booming-under-trump|url-status=live}} They had 60 in operation in June 2020.
• 2019: A pilot program in Montana/Vermont for "cold-weather tower variant" and other border surveillance equipment.{{Cite news|last=Robertson|first=Adi|date=July 24, 2019|title=Palmer Luckey's border surveillance startup is getting $13.5 million to monitor Marine Corps bases|work=The Verge|url=https://www.theverge.com/2019/7/24/20708618/palmer-luckey-anduril-industries-marine-corps-lattice-defense-surveillance-contract|access-date=July 26, 2021|archive-date=July 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210726235421/https://www.theverge.com/2019/7/24/20708618/palmer-luckey-anduril-industries-marine-corps-lattice-defense-surveillance-contract|url-status=live}}
• In July 2020, CBP paid $25M for surveillance towers. In September 2020, Anduril received $36M from CBP for Sentry Towers.
• Marines: The US Marine Corps inked a July 15, 2019 $13.5M contract for Lattice/towers at 4 bases sited at Smedley D. Butler in Okinanawa, Japan; Marine Corps Base Hawaii; Marine Corps Air Station Yuma in Arizona; and Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni in Japan.
• July 2020: A DHS contract to expand its virtual border wall program, including Anduril towers, worth up to $250m overall.{{Cite news|last1=Vincent|first1=Roger|last2=Dean|first2=Sam|date=February 3, 2021|title=Palmer Luckey's Anduril builds huge new HQ in former Times printing plant|work=Los Angeles Times|url=https://www.latimes.com/business/technology/story/2021-02-03/anduril-opening-huge-new-headquarters-in-press-building|url-access=limited|access-date=July 26, 2021|archive-date=July 10, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210710025110/https://www.latimes.com/business/technology/story/2021-02-03/anduril-opening-huge-new-headquarters-in-press-building|url-status=live}}

Sentry was proposed as an autonomous firefighting vehicle, which would repurpose an armored personnel carrier to carry water. The vehicle was developed in Oakland, California by special effects expert and former MythBusters co-host Jamie Hyneman, who subcontracted to Anduril.

ABMS is a digital architecture battlefield management system, designed to connect data across a variety of sources and weapons,{{Cite news|last=Tucker|first=Patrick|date=February 12, 2020|title=War on Autopilot? It Will Be Harder Than the Pentagon Thinks|work=Defense One|url=https://www.defenseone.com/technology/2020/02/war-autopilot-it-will-be-harder-pentagon-thinks/163064/|access-date=July 26, 2021|archive-date=July 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210726214544/https://www.defenseone.com/technology/2020/02/war-autopilot-it-will-be-harder-pentagon-thinks/163064/|url-status=live}} including "jets, drones, ships and soldiers"{{Cite news|last=Tucker|first=Patrick|date=January 21, 2020|title=Toward a War With Fewer Radio Calls|work=Defense One|url=https://www.defenseone.com/technology/2020/01/toward-war-fewer-phone-calls/162562/|access-date=July 26, 2021|archive-date=July 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210727103629/https://www.defenseone.com/technology/2020/01/toward-war-fewer-phone-calls/162562/|url-status=live}} The task is difficult due to the lack of data interoperability. For example, the F-22 and F-35 stealth fighters were designed with incompatible tactical datalinks. ABMS is part of Pentagon's Joint All-Domain Command & Control (JADC2), which aims to network all military assets into a single data-sharing infrastructure.

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On February 11, 2025, Anduril took over the development and production of Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS) from Microsoft for the U.S. Department of Defense. The Army planned to order as many as 121,000 of the devices but said the goggles had to pass high-stress operational combat tests later in the year before full production would occur.{{Cite news |last=Capaccio |first=Anthony |date=February 11, 2025 |title=Drone Maker Anduril to Take Over Managing Microsoft Goggles for US Army |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-02-11/anduril-to-take-over-managing-microsoft-goggles-for-us-infantry |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250211234527/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-02-11/anduril-to-take-over-managing-microsoft-goggles-for-us-infantry |archive-date=February 11, 2025 |access-date=February 11, 2025 |work=Bloomberg}}

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Project Maven is an initiative that started in 2018 intended to adapt AI for military purposes.

Luckey aims to replicate a high-tech startup in the traditionally slower-pace defense industry. Anduril has a stated goal of helping to modernize the militaries of US and its allies, in the face of "strategic adversaries", including Russia and China.

According to Wired, Anduril uses Silicon Valley-style development schemes, pre-emptively developing products for potential military markets before the Pentagon has expressed a request to purchase them. The company attempts to use commercial technologies such as AI and VR for faster iteration.

According to Stevens, Anduril's chairman, the company is upfront about its military connections and weapons development, unlike other technology companies which seek to downplay their military involvement. The company has "unapologetically" expressed its mission, where its engineers are "openly interested" in supporting the U.S. military.

Thiel claimed that tech companies should work with the U.S. Government, and less with its rivals, stating that the U.S. was behind in deploying new technologies. Luckey said that he trusts the U.S. government and military to obey their ethical guidelines."

Unlike most defense firms, Anduril has significant support from venture capital, totaling over $2 billion. Investors include Founders Fund, General Catalyst, Andreessen Horowitz, 8VC, Lux Capital, Valor Equity Partners, Elad Gil, and D1 Capital Partners.

The company has signed contracts with multiple US and UK government agencies, totaling hundreds of millions of dollars.

Anduril helped provide data/analysis for U.S. House Representative Will Hurd to introduce the "Secure Miles with All Resources and Technology Act" bill in the 2017 House session, whose purpose was to fund the development of surveillance equipment to monitor the US-Mexico border.{{Cite news|last=Kopan|first=Tal|date=July 27, 2017|title=First on CNN: Border lawmaker teams up with Silicon Valley on 'smart wall'|work=CNN|url=https://www.cnn.com/2017/07/27/politics/smart-wall-border-will-hurd-silicon-valley/index.html|access-date=July 29, 2021|archive-date=June 19, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210619065416/https://www.cnn.com/2017/07/27/politics/smart-wall-border-will-hurd-silicon-valley/index.html|url-status=live}}

Anduril is headquartered in Costa Mesa, California, with satellite offices in Boston, Atlanta, Seattle, Washington, D.C., London, and Sydney. The company chose to base itself in Irvine due to its proximity to military bases and to stay away from Silicon Valley, which has been more cautious about working for the military. According to COO Grimm, Anduril's work requires in-person interaction. The company must use industrial equipment to build their products, has security requirements for classified contracts, and supplies in-person demonstrations for potential clients.

In July 2018, Anduril leased a {{cvt|155000|sqft|m2}} building next to John Wayne Airport, near Irvine.{{Cite news|last=Mueller|first=Mark|date=July 20, 2018|title=Thiel Fund Gets Luckey|work=Los Angeles Business Journal|url=https://labusinessjournal.com/news/2018/jul/20/thiel-fund-gets-luckey/|access-date=July 29, 2021|archive-date=July 29, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210729012241/https://labusinessjournal.com/news/2018/jul/20/thiel-fund-gets-luckey/|url-status=live}} In February 2021, Anduril leased a {{cvt|640000|sqft|m2}} campus in Costa Mesa, California. It is called "The Press" by the company, after its original occupant, the Orange County bureau and printing press of the Los Angeles Times, starting in 1968.

The Press hosts a rail line and a gas station, destined to become a company park and coffee shop, respectively. The complex is {{cvt|450000|sqft|m2}}. A {{cvt|190000|sqft|m2}} westward expansion is intended as Anduril's research and development hub and a parking garage. Two floors will be added inside part of the existing complex. The redesign/expansion was expected to cost {{Currency|200M|passthrough=yes}}. Anduril planned to occupy its Costa Mesa location in 2022.{{efn|In a February 2021 article in the Los Angeles Times, "Grimm said that the company plans to move from its current office in Irvine in 18 to 22 months", which is between August and December 2022.|name=hq_relocation}} The lease was the largest by size in Costa Mesa's history and the largest in Orange County's since 2006.

The company operates a testing range near Camp Pendleton.

In June 2019, Anduril had around 90 employees.{{Cite news|last=Murphy|first=Margi|date=June 24, 2019|title=Palmer Luckey: Tech genius who sold company to Facebook for $3bn wants to solve Brexit's Irish border problem|work=The Daily Telegraph|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/2019/06/24/palmer-luckey-interview-26-year-old-tech-genius-sold-company/|url-access=limited|access-date=July 29, 2021|archive-date=July 29, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210729050059/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/2019/06/24/palmer-luckey-interview-26-year-old-tech-genius-sold-company/|url-status=live}} By February 2021, around 400 employees were at its headquarters and satellite offices.

In 2019 Anduril was called "Tech's Most Controversial Startup."

U.S. Customs and Border Protection's use of Anduril's sentry towers has been criticized by the ACLU and other human rights and immigration activists for pushing migrants toward ever more dangerous routes, and normalizing surveillance near the border.{{Cite news|last=Hellerstein|first=Erica|date=July 14, 2021|title=On the US-Mexico border, a corridor of surveillance becomes lethal / Between the US and Mexico, a corridor of surveillance becomes lethal|work=Coda Story|url=https://www.codastory.com/authoritarian-tech/us-border-surveillance/|access-date=July 29, 2021|archive-date=July 29, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210729001301/https://www.codastory.com/authoritarian-tech/us-border-surveillance/|url-status=live}}

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