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Army Vet, Anduril Exec Michael Obadal Nominated To Be Army Under Secretary

By Matthew Beinart

Wednesday, March 12th, 2025

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Army Vet, Anduril Exec Michael Obadal Nominated To Be Army Under Secretary

Anduril executive and Army veteran Michael Obadal, nominee to be Army under secretary

President Trump has nominated Anduril Industries executive and veteran Michael Obadal to be the Army’s next under secretary. If confirmed, Obadal would be the service’s no. 2 civilian and have a lead role in setting the Army’s budget priorities and overseeing modernization efforts. After 27 years in the Army, Obadal retired from the Army and joined Anduril where is a senior director, according to his LinkedIn profile. Anduril is currently involved in several major modernization efforts, to include potentially taking…

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