Anduril snaps up space surveillance firm ExoAnalytic Solutions | TechCrunch

"This is a company we've been working with closely for the last several years on a number of programs, and they are experts in space domain awareness and missile defense. We believe the [Department of Defense] deserves the best catalog of everything going on in space."

"ExoAnalytics will be directly integrated into Anduril, not run as a separate subsidiary, though Subramanian said it would continue to serve existing and future outside customers. Currently, Anduril has 120 employees focused on space defense, a number that will more than double with the addition of 130 ExoAnalytics employees."

"The company's technology could help Anduril win government contracts supporting Golden Dome, the missile defense system that the US Congress has appropriated billions of dollars to build. That system is expected to include thousands of satellites to track and target enemy missiles, and maintaining real-time awareness and coordination among them will be a heavy lift."

Anduril, a defense technology company, is acquiring ExoAnalytic Solutions, which operates a network of 400 telescopes worldwide to track spacecraft in high orbits. ExoAnalytic's software converts telescope observations into situational awareness tools for U.S. national security agencies monitoring adversary spacecraft and coordinating American orbital assets. The acquisition directly integrates ExoAnalytic's 130 employees into Anduril's existing 120-person space defense division, more than doubling the team. ExoAnalytic will continue serving outside customers while supporting Anduril's government contracts, particularly for Golden Dome, a congressionally-funded missile defense system requiring thousands of satellites for real-time tracking and coordination. Anduril plans to launch three internally-funded spacecraft this year leveraging capabilities from the acquisition.

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