# Anduril Industries > Detailed coverage lives in the [[Anduril Dossier]] — [[Anduril Leadership]], [[Anduril Investors]], [[Anduril Contracts]], [[Anduril Calendar]], [[Anduril Events]], and the [[Anduril Watch Log]]. See [[Companies Watchlist Hub]]. The flagship company of the new defense tech wave. Builds software-driven autonomous weapons systems, drones, and military hardware with Silicon Valley speed and culture. Named after Aragorn's sword in Lord of the Rings (a nod to [[Palantir]]'s Tolkien naming). ## Founding Story - Co-founded in 2017 by [[Palmer Luckey]] (Oculus founder), [[Trae Stephens]] (Palantir alum / [[Founders Fund]] partner), Brian Schimpf, Joe Chen, and Matt Grimm. - Idea originated at a 2014 [[Founders Fund]] retreat where Luckey and Stephens bonded over applying startup methods to defense. - Multiple co-founders came from [[Palantir]], making Anduril a direct descendant of Thiel's defense tech vision. ## Products & Capabilities See [[Anduril Product Ecosystem]] for the comprehensive master reference. Key products: ### Software Platform - **[[Anduril Lattice]]** — AI-powered command and control OS. Connects every Anduril product. Core of the $20B Army enterprise agreement. ### Aerial Autonomous Systems - **[[Anduril Fury]]** — YFQ-44A collaborative combat aircraft (CCA) for [[U.S. Air Force]]. First product from Arsenal-1. Mach 0.95, autonomous wingman. - **[[Anduril Ghost]]** — Autonomous reconnaissance drones (Ghost X). 8-hour endurance, 100km range. Deployed with 25th Infantry Division. - **[[Anduril Altius]]** — Loitering munitions family (600M/700M). Sold to Taiwan (291 units) and Ukraine (via UK). **Failed in Ukraine combat** due to Russian EW. - **[[Anduril Bolt-M]]** — Man-portable loitering munition for Marine squads. $23.9M OPF-L contract. - **[[Anduril Barracuda]]** — Low-cost modular cruise missile family (100/250/500). Poland MoU. Targeting 5,000/year production. ### Counter-UAS / Air Defense - **[[Anduril Roadrunner]]** — Reusable VTOL interceptor. $250M Pentagon contract for 500 units. - **[[Anduril Anvil]]** — Kinetic counter-drone interceptor (200mph collision). $200M USMC MADIS contract. ### Surveillance & Sensors - **[[Anduril Sentry Tower]]** — Autonomous border surveillance towers. 585+ on US-Mexico border. **Most controversial product** — effective monopoly via Big Beautiful Bill Act. - **Wisp** — Passive 360° infrared surveillance system. 3-10 mile UAV detection. ### Electronic Warfare - **[[Anduril Pulsar]]** — AI-powered EW jammer. Multiple variants including airborne Pulsar-L. - **Menace** — Vehicle-mounted EW system for operational/strategic-level capabilities. ### Maritime / Undersea - **[[Anduril Ghost Shark]]** — Extra-large autonomous underwater vehicle (XL-AUV). A$1.7B Australian program. AUKUS cornerstone. - **Dive-LD** — Medium AUV testbed. Technology precursor to Ghost Shark. ## Key Milestones (2025-2026) - **June 2025** — Raised $2.5B Series G at $30.5B valuation. [[Founders Fund]] wrote $1B — its largest check ever. - **May 13, 2026** — Closed a $5B [[Anduril Series H]] at a **$61B valuation** (roughly doubled in ~11 months), led by returning investors [[Thrive Capital]] and [[Andreessen Horowitz]]. Total raised now exceeds $11B; 2025 revenue ~$2.2B. See [[Anduril Investors]]. - **March 2026** — Won $20B U.S. Army contract (10-year, hardware + software + services). - **March 2026** — Arsenal-1 mega-factory in Ohio going live. First production: Fury CCA. - **2026** — Palmer Luckey confirms IPO plans to compete for trillion-dollar defense contracts. - **2026** — Luckey met with 10 Israeli defense startups in secret visit. - **2026** — During [[Iran War 2026]] (the U.S.–Israel war on Iran), Anduril's valuation had roughly **quadrupled since Trump took office**; the company holds Golden Dome participation, autonomous border-surveillance, and drone (YFQ-44A Collaborative Combat Aircraft) work. Founder [[Palmer Luckey]] hosted Trump fundraisers including a Newport Beach roundtable at $100K/head. See [[Trump Family Iran War Profiteering]]. - Revenue ~$2B annually. - Partnered with [[Scale AI]] on Thunderforge DOD program. ## Funding History Early investors include [[Founders Fund]], a16z, General Catalyst, Lux Capital, and [[In-Q-Tel]]. ## See Also - [[Palmer Luckey]] - [[Trae Stephens]] - [[Founders Fund]] - [[Palantir]] - [[Arsenal-1]] - [[Scale AI]] - [[Anduril Product Ecosystem]] — Comprehensive product reference - [[Anduril Lattice]] — Core software platform - [[Anduril Fury]] — Autonomous combat jet - [[Anduril Ghost]] — Reconnaissance drones - [[Anduril Altius]] — Loitering munitions - [[Anduril Bolt-M]] — Man-portable munition - [[Anduril Barracuda]] — Cruise missiles - [[Anduril Roadrunner]] — Counter-air defense - [[Anduril Anvil]] — Counter-drone interceptor - [[Anduril Sentry Tower]] — Border surveillance - [[Anduril Pulsar]] — Electronic warfare - [[Anduril Ghost Shark]] — Autonomous submarine - [[Musk-Thiel Funding Map]] — Master capital map: Anduril's $6.29B across Seed–Series H, Founders Fund $1B Series G - [[Anduril $20B Army Contract]] - [[Thunderforge Program]] - [[Autonomous Weapons Debate]] - [[Ocean Surveillance Systems]] — from SOSUS to autonomous undersea sensor networks