Anduril Industries said it has been chosen by the U.S. Defense Department to develop drones to deploy large payloads across extended ranges underwater. Financial terms were not released
Costa Mesa-based Anduril said it was chosen for the XL-AUV program by the Pentagon’s Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) and the U.S. Navy.
“Anduril was selected via DIU’S competitive Commercial Solutions Opening after having completed the longest XL-AUV demonstration conducted to date, validating extended-range performance and system endurance in operationally relevant conditions,” the company said in a statement today.
