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Air Force

Anduril, Zone 5 Tapped By Air Force, DIU For Next Phase Of Enterprise Test Vehicle Project

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, March 4th, 2025

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Anduril, Zone 5 Tapped By Air Force, DIU For Next Phase Of Enterprise Test Vehicle Project

Anduril's Barracuda-500 autonomous air vehicle for long-range missions. Photo: Anduril Industries

The Air Force and Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) in January selected Anduril Industries and Zone 5 Technologies to move into the second phase of the Enterprise Test Vehicle (ETV) prototype project that will provide affordable air vehicles that feature modularity to enable subsystem testing for future air launched weapons, and can be built at high rates. Under the six-month second phase of the ETV contract, Anduril said on Tuesday it will demonstrate autonomous teaming capabilities of its long-range Baracuda-500 autonomous…

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