Anduril Industries

[PRIVATE]

Drones · HQ: Costa Mesa, California · Est. 2017 · 7 models registered · 12 deployments

New deploymentRecent pressHiring contraction

As of Sep 2026, DEPLOY verifies Anduril Industries: 7 models, 11 deployments across 8 regions, $11.3B raised. 18 sources back the record.

Ownership

PRIVATE

Capital / Funding

$11.3B

Headquarters

Costa Mesa, California

IP / Patents

6 Active

Platform Models

Audited Incidents

Overview

American defense-technology company (Costa Mesa, founded 2017 by Palmer Luckey, Brian Schimpf, and others) building autonomous air, ground, and maritime systems unified by its Lattice software platform. Raised a $2.5B Series G at a $30.5B valuation (June 2025); a further round in 2026 was reported at a higher valuation. Building the Arsenal-1 hyperscale manufacturing plant in Ohio.

Audited Posture AssessmentPeer Percentile: 99.5%

Well-capitalized with $11.3B raised and recent funding activity. Clean safety record across 17 verified deployments. Thin IP estate relative to category peers.

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Key Facts

Founded2017, Costa Mesa, California, by Palmer Luckey, Brian Schimpf, Trae Stephens, Matt Grimm, Joseph Chen

Valuation$2.5B Series G at $30.5B (June 2025); a further ~$60B-valuation round was reported in 2026 (figures not uniformly settled)

Funding$5B (May 2026, Thrive Capital + a16z-led, $61B valuation); in talks for new round at ~$100B valuation (Reuters, Jul 24 2026)

SoftwareLattice AI command-and-control and mission-autonomy platform

wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q61918830

wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anduril_Industries

Hero image candidatehttps://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/04/Anduril_Ghost-X_UAS_in_flight_near_Mihail_Kog%C4%83lniceanu_Air_Base%2C_Romania.jpg (source: Wikimedia Commons, license: Public Domain, U.S. Army photo)

Fury drone (Ohio)Anduril producing Fury defense drones in Ohio — ramping production amid Iran conflict demand

Ohio manufacturingDefense drone production facility in Ohio

Arsenal-1 Ohio$1B hyperscale manufacturing facility for autonomous weapons and drones — production ramping amid Iran conflict demand

Ghost-X fielding1,200+ unit-hours across 13 Army units, combat use Ukraine since 2022

IVAS programTook over Microsoft's $22B US Army headset program (Feb 2025)

ModelsGhost-X (ISR), Roadrunner (interceptor), Fury YFQ-44A (fighter), Bolt (sUAS), Barracuda (cruise missile), Ghost Shark XL-AUV (submarine), Dive-LD (sUUV)

Claims & Reality Assessment

6 entries

Audited Corporate Claims Ledger

[OPEN]Capacity
Claimed: Jul 27, 2026
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[VERIFIED]Capability
Claimed: Jun 1, 2026
“Fury (YFQ-44A) is an autonomous AI-powered combat drone designed as a "loyal wingman" for human pilots. Air Force CCA production contract confirmed. $900M development spend. https://defensescoop.com/2026/06/17/air-force-picks-anduril-general-atomics-to-build-first-operational-cca-drones/”
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[VERIFIED]Capacity
Claimed: May 13, 2026
“$5B Series H at $61B valuation, led by Thrive Capital and Andreessen Horowitz. Confirmed on Anduril website. Largest defense tech funding round. https://www.anduril.com/news/anduril-announces-usd5b-series-h-raise”
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[VERIFIED]Customer
Claimed: Jan 1, 2026
“Anduril won the Air Force CCA (Collaborative Combat Aircraft) production contract with General Atomics. Fury (YFQ-44A) production at Arsenal-1 facility in Ohio ($1B). Air Force selected Anduril/GA for first operational CCA drones. https://defensescoop.com/2026/06/17/air-force-picks-anduril-general-atomics-to-build-first-operational-cca-drones/”
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Safety & Regulatory Posture

2 entries

Audited Incident & Recall Footprint

No incidents on record for Anduril Industries.

Evidentiary Regulatory Filings & Recalls

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Jan 1, 2024

Leadership & Founders

15 entries

Current Program Leadership & Executives

Palmer Luckeysecondary-verified

Founder

Brian Schimpfsecondary-verified

Co-founder & CEO

Trae Stephenssecondary-verified

Co-founder & Executive Chairman

Matt Grimmsecondary-verified

Co-founder & COO

Joe Chensecondary-verified

Co-founder

Christian BroseIR-verified

President & Chief Strategy Officer

Matt SteckmanIR-verified

President & Chief Business Officer

Babak Siavoshyreported, not verified

VP & General Counsel

Shane Arnottsecondary-verified

SVP, Maritime (Ghost Shark XL-AUV program lead)

David Goodrichsecondary-verified

Executive Chairman & CEO, Anduril Australia and Asia Pacific

Founding Team

Palmer Luckey[Founder]

cofounder · founded 2017-01-01 · Oculus VR

Brian Schimpf[Founder]

cofounder · founded 2017-01-01

Trae Stephens[Founder]

cofounder · founded 2017-01-01

Matt Grimm[Founder]

cofounder · founded 2017-01-01

Joe Chen[Founder]

cofounder · founded 2017-01-01

Key Former Leadership (5 Tracked)

Adnan EsmailSVP of Engineering

Nick StonerSenior Director, maritime

Goutham SubramanianEngineer

Shail GirouxEngineer, Anduril Industries

Vibhav AltekarEarly engineer (Ghost Shark)

Partnerships & Commercial Deployments

11 entries

Total Tracked9

Operating7

Announced2

Concluded0

Key Recurring Partners

Apex Space2 · 1× joint · 2 total

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems3 · 1× joint · 3 total

Kraken Technology Group4 · 1× joint

Numerica Corporation5 · 1× joint · 1 total

Rheinmetall6 · 1× joint · 3 total

Recent Verified Partnerships

Anduril x General Atomics x US Air Force CCA ProductionJun 17, 2026
MOST RECENT · Anduril x General Atomics x US Air Force CCA Production · 2026-06-17 · with General Atomics Aeronautical Systems · OPERATING · Anduril x US Air Force CCA · 2026-06-17 · with US Air Force · OPERATING · US Air Force CCA Increment 1 x Anduril and General Atomics · 2026-06-17 · with US Air Force · OPERATING · Anduril x US Navy Autonomous Surface Vessels · 2026-06-15 · with U.S. Navy · OPERATING · Kraken x Anduril · 2026-06-01 · with Kraken Technology Group · JUST ANNOUNCED

Operator Customers & Fleet Integrators

Anduril Industries - 11 deploymentsAnduril Industries

Patents & Intellectual Property

6 entries

Active IP Portfolio (6 Filings Tracked)

US11385659B2[granted]uspto
Filed: Aug 27, 2020Granted: Jul 12, 2022
US10494081B2[granted]uspto
Filed: Aug 11, 2017Granted: Dec 3, 2019
US9696430B2[granted]uspto
Filed: Jun 10, 2015Granted: Jul 4, 2017
US9715009B1[granted]uspto
Filed: Jun 10, 2015Granted: Jul 25, 2017
US10324462B2[granted]uspto
Filed: Aug 11, 2017Granted: Jun 18, 2019
US12267593B2[granted]uspto
Filed: Jun 20, 2023Granted: Mar 4, 2025

Platform Models

7 entries

Ghost (Ghost-X)[PRODUCTION][2025–2026]

Anduril's Ghost (current Ghost-X variant) is a helicopter-style single-rotor autonomous VTOL small UAS for ISR, redesigned on Ukrainian combat feedback from the 2020 Ghost 4.

drones · 3 deployments

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Anduril Roadrunner[PRODUCTION][2026]

Anduril Roadrunner is a reusable autonomous interceptor drone designed for counter-UAS missions.

drones · 1 deployment

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Anduril Bolt[COMMERCIAL][2026]

Man-packable autonomous quadrotor; the Bolt-M variant is a loitering munition selected for the US Marine Corps Organic Precision Fires - Light (OPF-L) program (600+ units).

drones · 1 deployment

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Anduril Fury (YFQ-44A)[PILOT][2026]

Autonomous Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) designated YFQ-44A; began flight testing in late 2025.

drones · 3 deployments

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Barracuda[RESEARCH]

Anduril's Barracuda is a family of low-cost, air-breathing Autonomous Air Vehicles (cruise-missile class) built for hyperscale production and mass employment; the -100, -250, and -500 variants offer increasing range (the -500 exceeds ~500 nautical miles) and multi-platform compatibility.

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Ghost Shark (XL-AUV)[PRODUCTION][2024–2025]

Ghost Shark is Anduril Industries' extra-large autonomous undersea vehicle, co-developed with the Royal Australian Navy and the Defence Science and Technology Group, recorded in the registry as a new subsea model under the existing Anduril company and wired to the Lattice autonomy brain, leveraging Dive-LD technology with Dive-XL as its commercial baseline.

food-service · 2 deployments

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Dive-LD[PRODUCTION][2025–2026]

Dive-LD is Anduril Industries' large-diameter autonomous undersea vehicle, originating from its 2022 acquisition of Dive Technologies, recorded in the registry as a new subsea model under the existing Anduril company and wired to the Lattice autonomy brain.

food-service · 2 deployments

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Deployments

12 entries

Autonomy Stacks & Software

2 entries

Anduril LatticeAutonomy Brain
Shield AI HivemindAutonomy Brain

Sectors & Applications

2 entries

Drones/Service & Cobot Robotics/

FAQ

13 entries

What is Anduril Industries?

What does Anduril Industries make?

Anduril Industries has 7 robot models on the DEPLOY registry: Barracuda, Ghost Shark (XL-AUV), Dive-LD and 4 others (Anduril Industries builds both physical robots and the AI that runs them).

Is Anduril Industries publicly traded?

No. Anduril Industries is privately held and not publicly traded, per the DEPLOY registry.

Who competes with Anduril Industries?

On the DEPLOY registry, peer companies to Anduril Industries building in the same form factors include Amazon, DJI, Autel Robotics, Baykar.

Who is the CEO of Anduril Industries?

Brian Schimpf is the ceo of Anduril Industries, per the DEPLOY registry.

How can I invest in Anduril Industries?

Anduril Industries is a private company; its shares are not available on public markets, so retail investors cannot buy the stock today. It has raised $11.3B in disclosed funding.

Where is Anduril Industries headquartered?

Anduril Industries is headquartered in Costa Mesa, California, USA.

How much funding has Anduril Industries raised?

Anduril Industries has raised approximately $11B in disclosed funding on record in the DEPLOY registry.

Who owns Anduril Industries?

Anduril Industries is privately held and venture-backed ($11.3B raised); ownership sits with its founders and private investors.

Where does Anduril Industries operate robots?

Anduril Industries operates 11 verified deployments, including at Keyport, Washington, USA (Naval Base Kitsap), United States (multiple hotel chains), U.S. Army (nationwide).

How many robots has Anduril Industries deployed?

DEPLOY has 11 verified Anduril Industries deployments on record at sites including Keyport, Washington, USA (Naval Base Kitsap), United States (multiple hotel chains), U.S. Army (nationwide). That is a count of distinct field deployments each backed by sourced evidence, not a manufacturer's claimed unit total; it updates as new sites are verified.

Is Anduril Industries a top robotics company?

On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, funding, hiring, media, safety, and IP signals, Anduril Industries ranks in roughly the top under 1% of companies tracked by the registry.

Is Anduril Industries safe?

Anduril Industries has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.