The U.S. Army has chosen Anduril to supply a counter‑drone fire‑control system, replacing Northrop Grumman’s FAAD C2. The move gives Anduril responsibility for the common operational picture that integrates sensors and shooters to detect, track and defeat air‑based threats.
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The decision shifts a key Army command‑and‑control capability from an established prime to a venture‑backed defence tech firm, signaling procurement traction for “neoprimes” and changes in the contractor landscape (see the Pentagon’s move to create an Army‑led task force to fast‑track counter‑drone capabilities).
The award affects the fielding of integrated counter‑UAS stacks alongside kinetic and non‑kinetic interceptors; it follows the Army’s recent $5.04B, eight‑year award to RTX for Coyote counter‑drone systems, underscoring accelerating investment in layered defeat options (details of the RTX Coyote contract).
The move comes amid internal concerns about security and modernization risks in emerging battlefield networks, highlighted in an Army memo that flagged potential vulnerabilities in Anduril–Palantir communications projects, a relevant risk factor for C2 fielding and sustainment (Army memo on vulnerabilities).
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