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2026-07-27 - Production Milestone - Anduril completes first YFQ-44A Fury at Arsenal-1 - The completed airframe was rolled out at Anduril’s Arsenal-1 manufacturing site in Pickaway County, Ohio. Fury is Anduril’s aircraft for the US Air Force Collaborative Combat Aircraft programme and remains in development and flight testing. The milestone… - source: axios.com 2026-07-20 - Product Launch - Anduril and Archer unveil Thunder autonomous attack rotorcraft - Thunder combines a series hybrid-electric powertrain with dual optimum-speed tiltrotors for runway-independent vertical lift and wingborne cruise. The Group 5 aircraft is designed for armed reconnaissance, modular strike payloads and autonomous teaming with… - source: anduril.com 2026-07-15 - Demonstration - Anduril YFQ-44A fires AIM-120 in first live-weapons test - The test marked the first live missile firing for the Air Force Collaborative Combat Aircraft programme. The YFQ-44A launched an AIM-120 air-to-air missile against a digital target. The firing demonstrated weapons integration in flight testing; it did not… - source: wpafb.af.mil 2026-07-07 - Commercial Order - Anduril wins first NATO contract for Lattice evaluation - The programme evaluates Lattice as a data platform for NATO's eAirC2 initiative over nine months. The award is a time-limited evaluation and does not establish an operational NATO-wide deployment. - source: anduril.com 2026-07-06 - Production Milestone - Anduril, PGZ and WZL-2 agree Barracuda-500M production in Poland - Anduril, Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa and WZL-2 agreed to produce surface-launched Barracuda-500M autonomous air vehicles in Bydgoszcz, Poland. The agreement covers European production of the surface-launched Barracuda-500M precision-strike air vehicle. WZL-2 is… - source: anduril.com 2026-06-12 - Commercial Order - CBP orders 200 additional Anduril Sentry towers - The contract expansion covers 200 additional autonomous surveillance towers for border-security operations. The quantity describes the new order and is not presented as the number already installed or operating. - source: anduril.com 2026-06-04 - Partnership - Anduril and Taiwan MIRDC sign MOU to expand UAV supply-chain integration - Taiwan's Metal Industries Research & Development Centre signed an MOU with Anduril covering UAV development, autonomous systems and key drone components. The cooperation covers supply-chain integration, localized production and technology exchange across… - source: taipeitimes.com 2026-05-13 - Funding - Anduril closes $5B Series H at $61B valuation - The completed round replaced earlier reports that Anduril was seeking about $4 billion at a roughly $60 billion valuation. Returning investors Thrive Capital and Andreessen Horowitz co-led the financing. The raise gives Anduril additional capital for… - source: anduril.com 2026-04-02 - Award - Anduril wins Tactical Missile Innovation Prize Challenge - • Anduril Industries won the Tactical Missile Innovation Prize Challenge, announced by the Naval Postgraduate School and the Office of Nava... • The competition, launched in January 2026, sought innovative methodologies for developing next-generation… - source: nps.edu 2026-03-20 - Contract Award - JIATF-401 selects Lattice for enterprise tactical counter-UAS command and control - JIATF-401 selected Anduril's Lattice platform as its enterprise tactical command-and-control solution for counter-UAS. The selection extended Lattice from program-specific deployments into broader operational command infrastructure. The win reinforced… - source: anduril.com 2026-03-14 - Contract Award - Army awards Anduril $20 Billion Dollar contract for counter-drone capabilities - The U.S. Army awarded Anduril a contract for counter-drone capabilities. The transaction is valued at approximately $20 billion. The contract covers Anduril's Lattice platform and integrated hardware. - source: defensescoop.com 2026-03-12 - Award - DIU and U.S. Navy select Anduril for XL-AUV program - The Defense Innovation Unit and U.S. Navy selected Anduril for the Combat Autonomous Maritime Platform project. The company said the win followed the longest XL-AUV demonstration conducted to date. The award advanced Anduril's U.S. extra-large autonomous… - source: anduril.com 2026-03-11 - Acquisition - Anduril reaches agreement to acquire ExoAnalytic Solutions - Anduril announced an agreement to acquire ExoAnalytic Solutions. The transaction was positioned around accelerating space domain awareness and missile-defense capability. The deal expanded Anduril's growing space portfolio beyond contracts and partnerships… - source: anduril.com 2026-02-26 - Demonstration - Hivemind successfully completes first CCA flight test aboard Anduril's YFQ-44A aircraft - Hivemind completed its first flight test aboard Anduril’s YFQ-44A Collaborative Combat Aircraft. The Mojave Desert flight completed all planned integration and mission-autonomy test points. Test points included mid-mission updates and initial operational… - source: shield.ai 2026-02-19 - Contract Award - Anduril receives additional $43.7 million DPA Title III funding for rocket motors - Anduril announced an additional $43.7 million in Defense Production Act Title III funding to expand domestic solid rocket motor production. The company linked the funding to recently opened Mississippi production capacity. The award reinforced Anduril's role… - source: anduril.com 2026-01-15 - Contract Award - Anduril wins $23.9 million Marine Corps Organic Precision Fires-Light contract - The U.S. Marine Corps awarded Anduril $23.9 million to deliver more than 600 Bolt-M systems for the next phase of Organic Precision Fires-Light. The award moved Bolt-M into a larger production-relevant procurement context. The contract added another U.S.… - source: anduril.com 2025-12-09 - Partnership - GKN Aerospace and Anduril UK partner on future UK UAV capabilities - The team initially targets the British Army’s Project NYX uncrewed rotorcraft requirement and the UK Land Autonomous Collaborative Platform programme. GKN leads structural design and integration using composite aerostructures and electrical-wiring expertise… - source: gknaerospace.com 2025-11-17 - Partnership - Archer announces Omen electric-powertrain supply agreement with Anduril and EDGE - Omen is a hover-to-cruise autonomous air vehicle that Anduril and EDGE Group plan to co-develop and co-produce in the UAE. The deal is Archer's first announced third-party use of the proprietary powertrain already used on Midnight; the UAE committed to an… - source: investors.archer.com 2025-11-13 - Partnership - Anduril and HD Hyundai expand partnership to build autonomous warships - Anduril and HD Hyundai announced a new partnership focused on autonomous warships. The companies positioned the effort around combining advanced AI with large-scale shipbuilding capability. The agreement extended their earlier maritime-autonomy collaboration… - source: anduril.com 2025-10-31 - Production Milestone - Ghost Shark factory opens in Sydney with first vehicle off the line - Anduril announced the Sydney Ghost Shark factory had opened and the first vehicle had come off the line ahead of schedule. The opening followed completion of the co-development contract and the program-of-record award. The event marked a tangible production… - source: anduril.com 2025-10-20 - Acquisition - Anduril acquires American Infrared Solutions - Anduril announced the acquisition of American Infrared Solutions. The deal expanded the company's thermal imaging and infrared sensor capability base. The acquisition added sensing depth to Anduril's broader defense hardware stack. - source: anduril.com 2025-09-16 - Partnership - Anduril and Impulse Space expand GEO RPO partnership - Anduril and Impulse Space expanded their partnership to conduct a rendezvous and proximity-operations mission in geosynchronous orbit. The collaboration pushed Anduril's space portfolio into an on-orbit mission demonstration context. The partnership linked… - source: anduril.com 2025-09-09 - Award - Ghost Shark enters program of record - Anduril said the Royal Australian Navy had awarded Anduril Australia an A$1.7 billion program of record to deliver a fleet of Ghost Shark XL-AUVs. The company framed the milestone as moving from prototype to fleet in roughly three years. The award converted… - source: anduril.com 2025-09-08 - Contract Award - Anduril wins $159 million Army mixed-reality contract - Anduril announced a $159 million U.S. Army contract for an initial prototyping period tied to military mixed reality. The award expanded the company's soldier-interface and mission-visualization business beyond software-only integration. The contract… - source: anduril.com 2025-08-05 - Facility Opening - Anduril opens full-rate solid rocket motor facility in Mississippi - Anduril announced that it had officially opened a full-rate solid rocket motor manufacturing facility in McHenry, Mississippi. The company said the site made it the third solid rocket motor supplier in the United States. The facility marked a major… - source: anduril.com 2025-07-18 - Contract Award - Anduril wins $99.6 million Army next-generation command-and-control prototype award - Anduril received a $99.6 million OTA agreement from Program Executive Office Command, Control, Communications, and Network. The contract covered a next-generation command-and-control prototype for the U.S. Army. The award expanded Anduril's role from… - source: anduril.com 2025-06-20 - Partnership - Saab selects Anduril Rocket Motor Systems for GLSDB solid rocket motors - Saab selected Anduril Rocket Motor Systems to design and produce solid rocket motors for the Ground-Launched Small Diameter Bomb weapon system. Anduril said development and qualification work had already begun, with transition to full-rate production planned… - source: anduril.com 2025-06-18 - Partnership - Anduril and Rheinmetall partner on Barracuda, Fury, and solid rocket motors for Europe - Anduril and Rheinmetall announced a strategic partnership to co-develop and deliver autonomous air systems and solid rocket motors for European defense markets. The partnership covered Barracuda, Fury, and propulsion work rather than a narrow integration… - source: anduril.com 2025-06-05 - Funding - Anduril raises $2.5B Series G at $30.5B valuation - Founders Fund invested $1 billion as the round lead. Existing investors also participated in the oversubscribed financing. The round followed Anduril's 2024 revenue growth and supported continued defence-production expansion. - source: techcrunch.com 2025-05-29 - Partnership - Anduril and Meta team up on military XR - Anduril and Meta announced a partnership to transform XR for the American military. The collaboration extended Anduril's soldier-system and mission-software work into a new major consumer-tech alliance. The deal broadened the company's defense XR partner set… - source: anduril.com 2025-05-05 - Acquisition - Anduril agrees to acquire tactical compute company Klas - Anduril announced an agreement to acquire Klas, a provider of tactical compute and communications systems. The deal was aimed at faster, more resilient edge infrastructure for military operations. The acquisition expanded Anduril's compute and communications… - source: anduril.com 2025-04-07 - Product Launch - Anduril unveils Copperhead high-speed AUV family - The family launched with Copperhead-100 and Copperhead-500 models plus Copperhead-M munition configurations. Commercial configurations target search and rescue, critical-infrastructure inspection and environmental monitoring. The vehicles exceed 30 knots and… - source: anduril.com 2025-03-13 - Contract Award - Anduril wins 10-year $642 million Marine Corps CUAS program of record - The U.S. Marine Corps awarded Anduril a 10-year, $642 million program of record for counter-UAS systems. The company positioned the award as validation of its autonomous, always-on CUAS architecture powered by Lattice. The contract built directly on the… - source: anduril.com 2025-03-04 - Award - Barracuda-500 selected to move forward on enterprise test vehicle prototype project - Anduril said Barracuda-500 was selected to move forward on the Enterprise Test Vehicle Prototype Project. The company noted that within seven months it had optimized the design and completed a successful flight test. The selection reinforced Barracuda's… - source: anduril.com 2025-03-03 - Market Signal - U.S. Air Force designates Anduril Fury as YFQ-44A - The U.S. Air Force designated Anduril’s Collaborative Combat Aircraft as YFQ-44A. Fury originated from Blue Force Technologies before Anduril acquired the company. Use this as a historical product-continuity signal only if the Blue Force profile remains… - source: af.mil 2025-02-11 - Partnership - Anduril and Microsoft partner to advance IVAS program - Anduril and Microsoft announced an expanded partnership to advance the IVAS program for the U.S. Army. The arrangement shifted Anduril into a central role in the next phase of delivery and systems integration. The move elevated Anduril from collaborator to… - source: anduril.com 2025-01-16 - Facility Opening - Anduril announces Arsenal-1 hyperscale manufacturing facility in Ohio - Anduril announced Arsenal-1, a hyperscale manufacturing facility in Ohio for autonomous systems and weapons. The company framed the site as a step-change in defense manufacturing scale and speed. Arsenal-1 was presented as the industrial follow-through to… - source: anduril.com 2025-01-09 - Acquisition - Anduril acquires Numerica's radar and command-and-control businesses - Anduril announced the acquisition of Numerica Corporation's radar and command-and-control businesses. The transaction expanded the company's mission-systems stack with additional radar and C2 capability. The deal strengthened Anduril's sensor-to-decision… - source: anduril.com 2025-01-07 - Award - Anduril receives Defense Production Act investment for solid rocket motors - Anduril received Defense Production Act support to expand the U.S. solid-rocket-motor industrial base. The company paired the government funding with its own $75 million investment in production capacity. The award formalized Anduril's move into scaled… - source: anduril.com 2024-12-06 - Partnership - Anduril and Palantir announce national-security AI partnership - Anduril and Palantir announced a partnership to accelerate AI capabilities for national security. The companies said the arrangement would support data flow from the tactical edge to cloud enterprise systems. The partnership tied Anduril's deployed mission… - source: anduril.com 2024-12-04 - Partnership - Anduril partners with OpenAI on national-security AI - Anduril and OpenAI announced a partnership aimed at advancing U.S. artificial-intelligence leadership for defense. The collaboration was framed around applying OpenAI technology to national-security missions and protection of military personnel. The deal… - source: anduril.com 2024-11-21 - Contract Award - Anduril wins program of record contract to modernize space surveillance network - Anduril won a $99.7 million IDIQ contract and five-year program of record to modernize the U.S. Space Surveillance Network. The work covered a fully integrated site design supporting mandated deployment by the end of 2026. The award moved Anduril's space… - source: anduril.com 2024-11-19 - Contract Award - Anduril wins $200 million Marine Corps counter-UAS contract - The U.S. Marine Corps awarded Anduril a five-year, $200 million IDIQ contract to develop and deliver MADIS CES counter-UAS capability. The contract centered on expeditionary counter-drone protection for Marine Air Ground Task Force operations. The award… - source: anduril.com 2024-09-19 - Partnership - Anduril collaborates with Microsoft on IVAS - Anduril announced an IVAS collaboration with Microsoft centered on integrating Lattice into the Army visual-augmentation ecosystem. The partnership brought Anduril software and systems integration into a major U.S. soldier-modernization program. It… - source: anduril.com 2024-08-14 - Facility Opening - Anduril Australia to build Ghost Shark factory - Anduril Australia announced construction of its first factory for Ghost Shark extra-large autonomous undersea vehicles. The program was described as worth more than A$180 million and jointly funded by the Commonwealth and Anduril Australia. The facility… - source: anduril.com 2024-08-07 - Funding - Anduril raises $1.5B Series F at $14B valuation - Founders Fund and Sands Capital co-led the round, with Fidelity, Counterpoint Global and Baillie Gifford joining as new investors. The financing supports Arsenal-1, a planned manufacturing facility spanning more than five million square feet. Anduril… - source: anduril.com 2024-06-17 - Facility Opening - Anduril announces Rhode Island autonomous underwater vehicle facility - Anduril announced a large-scale Rhode Island facility for autonomous underwater vehicle production. The site was designed to reach 200 AUVs per year and create more than 100 jobs over five years. The move represented a scaling step from prototype maritime… - source: anduril.com 2024-06-12 - Contract Award - Anduril wins Navy Standard Missile-6 rocket-motor contract - Anduril won a $19 million contract to design, build, and test second-stage rocket motors for the U.S. Navy's Standard Missile-6. The award moved the company deeper into propulsion and munitions industrial-base work. The program tied Anduril directly to a… - source: anduril.com 2024-05-20 - Product Launch - Anduril launches Extended Range Sentry Tower - Anduril launched the Extended Range Sentry Tower as a new fixed surveillance and force-protection product. The system was positioned to extend sensing coverage and autonomous base-security capabilities. The launch expanded Anduril's border and… - source: anduril.com 2024-04-24 - Award - Anduril selected for U.S. Air Force Collaborative Combat Aircraft program - The U.S. Air Force selected Anduril as one of two vendors to move forward on Collaborative Combat Aircraft. Anduril was tasked with designing, manufacturing, and testing production-representative autonomous aircraft. The selection elevated Fury and Anduril's… - source: anduril.com 2024-04-13 - Partnership - HD Hyundai and Anduril announce maritime autonomy partnership - HD Hyundai and Anduril announced a strategic partnership covering maritime systems, autonomy, and mass manufacturing. The companies positioned the collaboration around combining shipbuilding scale with autonomous mission systems. The deal created a pathway… - source: anduril.com 2024-04-03 - Award - U.S. Army and DIU select Anduril for robotic combat vehicle software architecture - The U.S. Army and DIU selected Anduril to produce a prototype software architecture and framework for robotic combat vehicle variants. The contract targeted autonomous navigation and coordination across varied terrain and mission conditions. The award pushed… - source: anduril.com 2024-02-08 - Contract Award - DIU awards Anduril undersea-warfare contract for Dive-LD capabilities - The Defense Innovation Unit awarded Anduril a contract to develop new undersea-warfare capabilities around its Dive-LD autonomous underwater vehicle. The work followed government-carried demos and focused on payload flexibility and long-range autonomous… - source: anduril.com 2023-11-30 - Product Launch - Anduril unveils Roadrunner reusable autonomous air vehicle - Anduril unveiled Roadrunner as a modular, twin-jet autonomous VTOL air vehicle built to counter low-cost aerial threats. The Roadrunner-M variant was described as a reusable interceptor that can return to base if it is not expended against a target. - source: techcrunch.com 2023-10-29 - Contract Award - Anduril wins UK Ministry of Defence TALOS force-protection contract - Anduril received a £17 million Ministry of Defence contract, with potential value up to £24 million, for Phase 3 of Programme TALOS. The program centered on force-protection technology for the UK Ministry of Defence. The award deepened Anduril's position in… - source: anduril.com 2023-09-29 - Award - U.S. Air Force selects Anduril's Ghost and Ghost-X for autonomy work - The U.S. Air Force awarded Anduril two contracts worth $8 million tied to autonomy work on Ghost and Ghost-X. The awards focused on enhanced autonomy and mission-system development for the company's Group 4 aircraft family. The selection advanced… - source: anduril.com 2022-12-02 - Funding - Anduril raises $1.48B Series E - The round valued Anduril at approximately $8.48 billion. Valor Equity Partners led the financing. The capital supported product development and accelerated research and development across Anduril's autonomous defence portfolio. - source: anduril.com 2021-06-17 - Funding - Anduril raises $450M Series D at $4.6B valuation - Elad Gil led the financing. Andreessen Horowitz, 8VC, Founders Fund, General Catalyst, Lux Capital, Valor Equity Partners and D1 Capital Partners participated. The round funded development and scaling across Anduril's autonomous defence systems. - source: anduril.com 2020-09-10 - Product Launch - Anduril launches Ghost 4 VTOL sUAS for military missions - Anduril launched Ghost 4 as the fourth iteration of its small VTOL drone family for military and security missions. The launch highlighted 100 minutes of flight time, low acoustic signature, onboard Lattice autonomy and one-operator multi-drone control.… - source: techcrunch.com 2020-07-01 - Funding - Anduril raises $200M Series C at $1.9B valuation - Andreessen Horowitz led the round. The financing supported Anduril's expansion from border-security systems into a broader autonomous defence portfolio. The round preceded later large-scale manufacturing and product expansion. - source: forbes.com 2019-10-03 - Product Launch - Anduril launches Interceptor drone for counter-UAS missions - Anduril launched the Interceptor drone as part of its Lattice AI counter-UAS system to detect and interdict unmanned aircraft. The release described a human-verified launch flow where interceptor drones autonomously engage rotary or fixed-wing threats. - source: prnewswire.com View Anduril Industries overview