Anduril Industries, founded by Palmer Luckey, has recently won a significant $642 million contract to aid the US Marine Corps in developing defenses against small unmanned drones. This 10-year project focuses on creating a network of anti-drone technologies at Marine Corps bases, prompted by the need to address vulnerabilities highlighted in recent conflicts, particularly the use of commercial drones in Ukraine. Anduril plans to perform most of the work at its Costa Mesa headquarters while fulfilling a pressing military requirement to mitigate potential drone threats.
Like with the MADIS, Anduril's offering for this new contract is to fight smaller drones, which the US military classifies as Group 1 and Group 2.
The Corps wrote, 'The sUAS threat poses unique challenges to military installations when compared to those of operational forces.'
The Defense Department said that 80% of the work until 2035 would be done in Costa Mesa, California, home to Anduril's headquarters.
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