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Anduril Discloses $250 Million DoD Air Defense Contract For Roadrunner, EW Systems To Defeat UAS

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, October 8th, 2024

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Anduril Discloses $250 Million DoD Air Defense Contract For Roadrunner, EW Systems To Defeat UAS

Anduril's Roadrunner autonomous air vehicle. Photo: Anduril Industries

Anduril Industries on Tuesday said it has received a $250 million Defense Department contract to deliver more than 500 munition variants of its Roadrunner autonomous air vehicle (AAV) and an electronic warfare (EW) system to counter drone attacks against U.S. forces. The company did not disclose the specific end customer. U.S. forces have been coming under drone and missile attacks by Iranian proxy groups in U.S. Central Command’s area of responsibility in the Middle East. Anduril said the vertical take-off…

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