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Anduril Secures Landmark Air Force Drone Contract

Anduril Secures Landmark Air Force Drone Contract
Bloomberg Technology Thursday 18 June 2026, 16:44 UTC 1 min read
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Jun 18th, 2026 Anduril Secures Landmark Air Force Drone Contract Anduril just won a production contract for autonomous fighters with the US Air Force. It's also secured a key role in the race to provide software for those aircraft, and is moving toward scaled manufacturing as the Pentagon pushes for a fleet of up to 1,000 autonomous combat jets. Anduril CEO Brian Schimpf joins Ed Ludlow on "Bloomberg Tech" to discuss it all.

Jun 18th, 2026 Anduril Secures Landmark Air Force Drone Contract Anduril just won a production contract for autonomous fighters with the US Air Force. It's also secured a key role in the race to provide software for those aircraft, and is moving toward scaled manufacturing as the Pentagon pushes for a fleet of up to 1,000 autonomous combat jets. Anduril CEO Brian Schimpf joins Ed Ludlow on "Bloomberg Tech" to discuss it all.
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