Company overview, key people, funding, Lattice OS, Menace-T/X edge compute, and the $20B Army contract are covered in the canonical file: Anduril Industries. This file covers the autonomous systems and drone product portfolio specifically.
Autonomous Systems Portfolio
Anduril builds a coordinated portfolio of autonomous platforms across aerial, counter-UAS, and maritime domains — not a single product category. Every platform feeds into and is cued by Lattice OS, making the portfolio an integrated kill chain rather than a collection of standalone products.
| Platform | Type | Domain | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fury (YFQ-44A) | Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) | Aerial | In production — Arsenal-1, March 2026 |
| Roadrunner | Reusable turbojet interceptor | Aerial / CUAS | Low-rate production; operationally deployed |
| Barracuda | Cruise missile | Aerial / Strike | Arsenal-1 production by end-2026 |
| Altius-600/700 | Tube-launched loitering munition | Aerial | Fielded (acquired via Area-I, 2021) |
| Anvil | Kinetic counter-drone interceptor | Counter-UAS | Fielded; Lattice-cueable |
| Pulsar | Directed RF/EW counter-drone | Counter-UAS | Fielded |
| Sentry Tower | Autonomous surveillance tower | Surveillance | Fielded; US border and military installations |
| Wisp / Spyglass / Spark | Distributed sensor nodes | Counter-UAS | Fielded as Lattice sensor network |
| Ghost Shark XL-AUV | Extra-large autonomous underwater vehicle | Maritime | In development (ADF partnership) |
| Dive-LD | Large displacement AUV | Maritime | Operational |
Platform Details
Fury YFQ-44A — Collaborative Combat Aircraft
Anduril’s bid for the US Air Force CCA program — an autonomous wingman designed to fly alongside manned F-35s and F-22s, absorbing attrition risk and extending sensor/weapons reach. Production began at Arsenal-1 in March 2026, ~4 months ahead of the original July 2026 schedule.
- Wingspan: ~17 ft (5.2 m); subsonic; stealthy configuration
- Production line: 22 workstations at Arsenal-1; capacity ~150 aircraft/year per shift at full rate
- Autonomy: Lattice-integrated; human-supervised autonomous wingman; operates in GPS-denied/comms-degraded environments
- Competition: Competing against Shield AI’s CCA platform for USAF selection; both are in parallel developmental production
Roadrunner — Reusable Interceptor
A 6-foot twin-turbojet delta-wing autonomous aircraft that operates as both a reusable interceptor and an expendable kinetic effector (Roadrunner-M variant). Unique economics: only expends itself on a successful intercept; returns to base if mission is aborted.
- Speed: High subsonic (approaching Mach 0.9); VTOL capable
- Roles: Counter-cruise missile, counter-drone, counter-aircraft; Roadrunner-M carries kinetic warhead
- Production: Low-rate production for US government order of “hundreds of units” (announced December 2023)
- International: Demonstrated in Australia (September 2024); ADF CUAS interest
Altius — Tube-Launched Loitering Munitions
Acquired via Area-I (2021). Multi-role loitering munitions deployable from ground, aircraft (MQ-9 Reaper), ships, and submarines.
- Altius-600: ~280-mile range; up to 4 hours endurance; 13.8 lbs; modular payload (kinetic, EW, comms relay, ISR)
- Altius-700: Larger, higher-payload; details classified
- Swarm-capable: Lattice-coordinated multi-unit operations in GPS-denied environments
Anvil and the CUAS Stack
The full Anduril counter-UAS system is a sensor-to-effector stack unified under Lattice, not a single product:
- Sentry Tower / Spyglass: Radar and EO/IR detection; AI threat classification; Lattice nodes
- Wisp / Spark: Distributed small sensor nodes for wide-area coverage
- Anvil: Kinetic interceptor that physically rams small UAS; ~200 mph; autonomous terminal guidance
- Pulsar: Directed RF/EW for non-kinetic neutralization
- Roadrunner-M: Kinetic intercept for higher-value threats (cruise missiles, aircraft)
This full stack is the primary deliverable for the $20B Army Lattice enterprise contract.
Ghost Shark and Maritime Platforms
Ghost Shark XL-AUV is a long-range extra-large autonomous underwater vehicle co-developed with the Australian Defence Force for ISR and undersea warfare in the Indo-Pacific. In development as of 2026; relevant to AUKUS undersea warfare requirements. Dive-LD is an operational large-displacement AUV already in service.
Arsenal-1 Manufacturing
The $1B Arsenal-1 facility in Pickaway County, Ohio (~20 miles south of Columbus) is central to Anduril’s transition from software-first startup to production-scale manufacturer.
- March 2026: Fury production begins (~4 months early); 22 production workstations
- End-2026: Roadrunner, Barracuda, and one classified platform added
- Capacity: ~150 Fury/year per shift; designed to scale to tens of thousands of autonomous systems annually
- SRM supply: McHenry, Mississippi facility (operational August 2025) provides propulsion for Roadrunner and Altius — first new US solid rocket motor production in 50 years
Notable Developments
- 2026-03: Fury YFQ-44A production begins at Arsenal-1; ~4 months ahead of schedule
- 2026-03: $20B Army Lattice enterprise contract — CUAS stack is a core deliverable (see canonical file)
- 2025-08: McHenry SRM facility opens; propulsion supply chain vertically integrated
- 2024-09: Roadrunner demonstrated in Australia; first international CUAS deployment
- 2024: Ghost Shark XL-AUV program announced with ADF
- 2023-12: Roadrunner publicly revealed; low-rate production authorized
- 2021: Area-I acquisition — brought Altius family into portfolio
Competitive Position
| Competitor | Overlap | Key Difference |
|---|---|---|
| Shield AI | CCA (YFQ-44A vs. Shield AI platform); autonomy software | Shield AI leads with Hivemind software + V-BAT hardware; both competing for USAF CCA |
| AeroVironment | Loitering munitions (Altius vs. Switchblade) | AeroVironment fielded at scale; Altius more capable but earlier stage |
| Skydio | Autonomous small UAS | Skydio is commercial-rooted moving into defense; Anduril is defense-native |