Anduril
US defence tech firm; holds $20B DoD counter-drone vehicle and builds the Fury CCA.
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Can any competitor dislodge Lattice from the $20B vehicle?
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- What is Anduril?
- A US defence technology company founded by Palmer Luckey in 2017 that builds autonomous systems including the Lattice AI platform and Fury combat drone.Source: background
- How big is Anduril's Army contract?
- The US Army awarded a 10-year, $20 billion enterprise vehicle in March 2026 for Lattice counter-drone procurement, consolidating 120+ existing contracts.Source: DefenseScoop
- Where is the Anduril factory?
- Arsenal-1, a 5-million-square-foot facility near Columbus, Ohio. Fury production began March 2026, months ahead of schedule.Source: Breaking Defense
- Are Anduril and Shield AI competitors?
- Both compete for the USAF Collaborative Combat Aircraft programme, but Shield AI's Hivemind software has been tested on Anduril's Fury, suggesting interoperability.Source: background
- What is the Fury drone?
- The YFQ-44A Fury is Anduril's autonomous combat drone for the CCA programme. It completed captive-carry testing with an AIM-120 AMRAAM.Source: Breaking Defense
Background
Anduril Industries, founded by Palmer Luckey in 2017, builds autonomous defence systems from its headquarters in Costa Mesa, California. The company's product line spans the Lattice AI command-and-control platform, the YFQ-44A Fury autonomous combat aircraft, the Roadrunner interceptor, and the Pulsar electronic warfare system.
In March 2026, the US Army awarded Anduril a $20 billion, 10-year enterprise contract vehicle designating Lattice as the DoD-wide counter-UAS backbone. The first task order, $87 million to JIATF-401, was reported days earlier. The same month, Arsenal-1, Anduril's 5-million-square-foot factory in Columbus, Ohio, began Fury production four months ahead of schedule at a capacity of 150 aircraft per year at three-shift operation.
Anduril competes with Shield AI (Hivemind) and traditional primes (General Atomics, Northrop Grumman) for the Air Force's CCA programme. Hivemind has already been tested on the Fury airframe in a confirmed mid-air software switch, suggesting the two autonomy platforms may end up interoperable rather than exclusive.