The U.S. Air Force has awarded contracts for both the production of CCAs and the mission autonomy software as part of the program’s Increment 1. The U.S. Air Force awarded several contracts for the Collaborative Combat Aircraft program, including production contracts for the Increment 1 aircraft as well as mission autonomy software. The move represents […]
The Air Force has selected both General Atomics Aeronautical Systems and Anduril Industries to build its first fleet of semi-autonomous Collaborative Combat Aircraft, based on their YFQ-42A and YFQ-44A drones, respectively.
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Anduril, Shield AI and Collins have been tapped to develop the autonomy system for the collaborative combat aircraft.
The potential FMS announcement came just days Iran attacked Kuwait’s airport with missiles and drones, killing one person, damaging airport facilities and halting flights.
Anduril joins the US subsidiary of Israeli company Elbit along with OshKosh Defense for the team’s offering for the highly anticipated competition.
Imaginez une jeune startup qui, à seulement trois ans d’existence, décide d’investir massivement pour contrôler un élément critique de sa production : les moteurs fusées solides. C’est exactement ce que vient de réaliser Mach Industries en déboursant 50 millions de dollars pour acquérir Exquadrum. Cette opération n’est pas seulement une transaction financière ; elle représente […]
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Air Force Col. Timothy Helfrich said the response to the drone’s April 6 crash “validates our approach to accept acquisition/test risk instead of operational risk allowing us to accelerate the program towards fielding.”
The Pentagon’s order of over 10,000 Low-Cost Containerized Missiles (LCCM) has the potential to expand Washington’s arsenal of anti-ship munitions, with designs from the five awarded defense contractors capable of accommodating or planned to incorporate dedicated maritime-launch and strike variants. Aside from replenishing stocks exhausted during recent conflicts in the Middle East, the large…
Britain’s BAE Systems, as well as the British arms of US-based Anduril, Portugal’s Tekever and French manufacturer Thales, have been chosen for the concept demonstrator effort, dubbed Project NYX.
Imaginez une startup qui passe de la réalité virtuelle grand public à un rôle central dans la modernisation de l’armée la plus puissante du monde. C’est exactement ce qui arrive à Anduril, l’entreprise cofondée par Palmer Luckey, avec l’annonce d’un contrat colossal pouvant atteindre 20 milliards de dollars sur dix ans avec l’Armée américaine. Pour […]
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The agreements with Anduril, CoAspire, Leidos and Zone 5 commence the launch of the new Low Cost Containerization Munitions Program (LCCMP).
The system will use Anduril’s Lattice software, where it will allow the Army to collect and combine information from separate, existing missile defense systems and transform that data into a comprehensive operating picture
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It will also work with DefendTex, Black Sky Industries and Anduril Australia to explore novel manufacturing methods
Currently OFP-L systems from three manufacturers are being tested by units at Dugway Proving Grounds outside of Salt Lake City.
With nearly 30,000 copies envisioned, even among a spending spree for munitions, the Air Force’s Family of Affordable Mass Missile stands out.
The Netherlands has agreed to fund the purchase of two of the first Collaborative Combat Aircraft being developed for the U.S. Air Force, under a "landmark" international partnership inked before the semi-autonomous drones are even fully developed.
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The Copperhead family of Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUV) can be equipped with ISR, communications and acoustic payloads for off-board sensing or warheads for kinetic uses. Anduril released on Apr. 25, 2026, the first public footage of its Copperhead-500M underwater weapon, part of the Copperhead series of Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUV), in a short 16-second clip. […]
The service pledged it would demonstrate an “initial capability” for the orbital missile killers by 2028.
The companies will use Kraken’s small USVs with Anduril handling US manufacturing and payload integration.
Defense technology giant Anduril Industries and autonomous maritime technology company Kraken Technology Group announced their partnership at the Sea-Air-Space Expo to support the US Navy’s transition to a hybrid fleet. Kraken Technology press release Through this agreement the companies are positioned to rapidly develop and deliver a capable, scalable, and mission-ready unmanned fleet. The…
A selection of photos from the show floor on the first day of the Navy League’s biggest conference.
The YFQ-44 flew sorties with the U.S. Air Force Experimental Operations Unit at Edwards AFB, allowing to start working on development of the initial tactics, techniques and procedures for CCAs. The U.S. Air Force and Anduril announced a first round of testing of the YFQ-44A with the Experimental Operations Unit (EOU) at Edwards Air Force […]
The Air Force put its semi-autonomous Collaborative Combat Aircraft in the hands of operators, not just engineers or test pilots, for a groundbreaking exercise last week.
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Μια νέα δύναμη αναδύεται στην Ουάσιγκτον. Πιο βιαστικός, πιο ιδεολογικοποιημένος, πιο ιδιωτικοποιημένος από όλα τα προηγούμενα στρατιωτικο-βιομηχανικά συμπλέγματα, ο τεχνο-αυταρχισμός κλονίζει τα θεμέλια της δημοκρατίας με τρόπο που δεν έχει ξανασυμβεί από τις απαρχές της ψηφιακής εποχής. Η Σίλικον Βάλεϊ δεν αρκείται πια στην παραγωγή εφαρμογών: χτίζει αυτοκρατορίες. Τον περασμένο Ιούλιο, στα…
The U.S. Navy’s next-generation fighter jet program, dubbed F/A-XX, appeared to be back on track in February when Congress injected nearly $1 billion into the secretive program. The Navy has long viewed the sixth-generation aircraft as central to its plans to confront China in the Pacific, serving as a stealthy “quarterback” fighter that can operate in a carrier air wing alongside a range of…
An expert and former defense officials told Breaking Defense that the service’s push to award high ceiling, prolonged contracts could speed up acquisition processes but ultimately only time will determine their effectiveness.
From drones to missiles to submarines, the $30.5 billion defense startup wants to transform how the tools of war are made. It’s not all going as planned.
The Air Force’s nascent Collaborative Combat Aircraft program is beating former Secretary Frank Kendall’s goal of producing drone wingmen at about one-third the cost of an F-35, an official leading the effort said March 25.
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Anduril announced the start of the YFQ-44A’s production at its Arsenal-1 factory, with new manufacturing processes allowing to supply a large number of drones to the U.S. Air Force. Anduril’s YFQ-44A Fury Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) has entered serial production at the firm’s much touted Arsenal-1 factory in Ohio, the company and its founder Palmer […]