Anduril Industries
American defense technology company
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| February 11 2025 | Anduril Industries took over the development and production of the Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS) from Microsoft for the U.S. Department of Defense, with potential orders of up to 121,000 devices pending successful operational combat tests. |
| January 2025 | Anduril announced plans to build a $1 billion manufacturing facility in Ohio to produce weapons systems, including drones with Lattice AI software. The company also collaborated with OpenAI to enhance defense systems against drone threats. |
| September 2024 | The U.S. Army selected the Ghost X drone to fulfill the first tranche of the Company-Level Small UAS Directed Requirement, marking a significant procurement for Anduril Industries. |
| August 2024 | Anduril raised significant funding, valuing the company at $14 billion, with proceeds intended to establish manufacturing facilities for autonomous weapons systems. |
| July 12 2024 | Anduril and its executives were sanctioned by the Chinese government due to arms sales over Taiwan. |
| April 2024 | Fury drone was selected by the U.S. Air Force to compete for the first increment of the Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) program, alongside General Atomics. |
| April 2024 | The U.S. Army Defense Innovation Unit selected Anduril to develop a software framework for robotic combat vehicle payloads. |
| January 2024 | Anduril was one of five vendors contracted by the US Air Force for the development of collaborative combat aircraft. |
| December 2023 | Anduril publicly reveals the Roadrunner, announcing two years of development and preparing for low-rate production of hundreds of units for a U.S. customer. |
| October 2023 | Anduril unveiled the Anvil-M, a detonating version of the Anvil drone equipped with a fire-control module and munitions payload capable of destroying Group 1 and 2 Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS). |
| September 2023 | Anduril acquired Blue Force Technologies, a North Carolina-based autonomous aircraft developer. Anduril engineers also tested a live warhead on the Altius-700M, which they reported was accurate and effective. |
| June 2023 | Anduril acquired Adranos, a rocket engine company, to gain access to technology for developing solid rocket motors for missiles and space launch. |
| 2022 | Anduril planned to occupy its Costa Mesa location, marking a significant expansion of its corporate facilities. |
| May 2022 | Anduril signed a $100 million contract with the Royal Australian Navy to develop and build three Extra Large Autonomous Undersea Vehicles (XL-AUVs). |
| February 2022 | Anduril acquired Dive Technologies, gaining the Dive-LD autonomous underwater vehicle technology. |
| 2021 | Anduril begins development of the Roadrunner autonomous drone/missile, a twin turbojet-powered delta-winged craft with high maneuverability and versatile payload capabilities. |
| April 2021 | Anduril acquired Area-I, an Atlanta-based technology startup specializing in surveillance drones for government clients. |
| February 2021 | The Times reported that the Royal Marines were testing Anduril's Ghost drone to provide video of targets for frontline use. |
| February 2021 | Anduril leased a campus in Costa Mesa, California, called 'The Press', which was originally the Los Angeles Times Orange County bureau and printing press site from 1968. |
| February 2021 | Company workforce expanded to around 400 employees across its headquarters and satellite offices, representing significant growth in just under two years. |
| September 2020 | Anduril Industries announced Ghost 4, an advanced unmanned aerial vehicle with enhanced design features including metal alloys, carbon fiber composites, and a single-rotor helicopter design. |
| September 2020 | Anduril demonstrated Lattice software platform in a military exercise at White Sands Missile Range, simulating the interception of Russian cruise missiles as part of the US Air Force's Advanced Battle Management System (ABMS) program. The demonstration showcased Lattice's ability to fuse sensor data, track potential missiles, and provide response options through an Oculus virtual reality interface. |
| September 2020 | Anduril secured an additional $36M contract from Customs and Border Protection for Sentry Towers. |
| July 2020 | Anduril was awarded a DHS contract to expand its virtual border wall program, with the contract potentially worth up to $250M. |
| July 2020 | Anduril received significant venture capital funding and entered a five-year $25M contract with Customs and Border Patrol to deploy sentry towers. The company was also selected by the U.S. Air Force to help develop the Advanced Battle Management System under a contract worth up to $950 million. |
| June 2020 | Customs and Border Protection had 60 Sentry Towers in operation. |
| 2019 | Anduril launched a pilot program in Montana and Vermont for a cold-weather tower variant and additional border surveillance equipment. |
| October 2019 | Anduril publicly announced the Anvil drone, an unmanned combat aerial vehicle designed to intercept and attack other drones using computer vision and ramming capabilities. |
| July 15 2019 | US Marine Corps signed a $13.5M contract with Anduril for Lattice/towers to be installed at four military bases: Smedley D. Butler in Okinawa, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Marine Corps Air Station Yuma in Arizona, and Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni in Japan. |
| June 2019 | The UK Royal Navy purchased Lattice as part of a modernization initiative and signed a contract with the Royal Marines. |
| June 2019 | The UK Royal Navy purchased Lattice as part of a modernization initiative and signed a contract with the Royal Marines. Anduril also secured a $13.5 million Marine Corps contract to install systems at military bases in Japan and the United States. |
| June 2019 | Anduril Industries had approximately 90 employees at this point in its early corporate development. |
| 2018 | Anduril Industries initiated involvement with Project Maven, a U.S. military program aimed at adapting artificial intelligence for military applications. |
| July 2018 | Anduril leased a building next to John Wayne Airport, near Irvine, expanding its physical presence in California. |
| June 2018 | Lattice surveillance towers were informally tested on a private Texas ranch, operated remotely by an Anduril technician, with Customs and Border Patrol initiating pilot programs in Texas and San Diego. |
| January 2018 | U.S. Representative Will Hurd helped arrange an informal test of three Sentry Towers on ranch land near the border, resulting in 55 arrests and a significant marijuana seizure within 10 weeks of installation. |
| January 2018 | Anduril began its first Customs and Border Protection (CBP) contract, initially deploying 4 Sentry Towers in San Diego County. |
| 2017 | Anduril collaborated with U.S. House Representative Will Hurd to provide data and analysis for the 'Secure Miles with All Resources and Technology Act' bill, which aimed to fund the development of border surveillance technology for monitoring the US-Mexico border. |
| June 2017 | Anduril Industries was incorporated, seeded by Founders Fund with five co-founders: Trae Stephens, Palmer Luckey, Matt Grimm, Joe Chen, and Brian Schimpf (who became CEO). |
| June 2017 | Anduril executives first contacted the Department of Homeland Security California office to pitch low-cost border security solutions, which led to initial testing by San Diego Customs and Border Patrol. |
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