Deployment
Ghost (Ghost-X) at Hawaii
Anduril's Ghost (current Ghost-X variant) is a helicopter-style single-rotor autonomous VTOL small UAS for ISR, redesigned on Ukrainian combat feedback from the 2020 Ghost 4. Carries 20-25 lb payload over 75-90 min and 25 km range. Runs [Anduril Lattice](/brains/lattice) autonomy — radio-silent flight, single-operator multi-drone teaming, automatic low-battery mission hand-off.
On DIU Blue UAS list (China-free supply chain). Selected for US Army Company-Level sUAS Tranche 1 ($14.417M 10-year IDIQ). 1,200+ unit-hours across 13 Army units.
Combat use in Ukraine since 2022. Manufactured at Arsenal-1 Ohio ($1B facility).
Ghost (Ghost-X) by Anduril Industries · Catalog entry · 4 sources · not yet field-verified · Drones
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Anduril Ghost-X (Group-3 autonomous ISR UAS) deployed with US Army 25th Infantry Division during Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center (JPMRC) Rotation 26-01 at Pohakuloa Training Area and surrounding Hawaii training areas (Kahuku, Schofield ranges), November 2025. JPMRC 26-01 was a large-scale multinational exercise (US plus forces from France, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, New Zealand observers) validating the 3rd Mobile Brigade Combat Team's operational readiness for large-scale combat operations in jungle and archipelagic terrain.
Ghost-X provided long-endurance ISR reconnaissance capability to maneuver formations during the exercise, operating November 3-20, 2025. Ghost-X was selected for the Army Company Level Small UAS Directed Requirement in September 2024 alongside the Performance Drone Works C-100, and entered rapid fielding via the DoD Replicator initiative in October 2024.
The Replicator program secured approximately $500M for FY2024 to accelerate fielding of autonomous systems to operational units. Tranche 1 contract value was $14.417M for initial Ghost-X deliveries to Brigade Combat Teams. Ghost-X is a vision-only Group-3 UAS (21-55 lbs) designed for quiet, extended-range ISR at the tactical edge with modular payload capacity and approved on the DoD Blue UAS Cleared List.
Key facts
- Exercise
- JPMRC Rotation 26-01, November 3-20, 2025
- Operator unit
- 25th Infantry Division, 3rd Mobile Brigade Combat Team, Schofield Barracks HI
- Training area
- Pohakuloa Training Area (Big Island), Kahuku and Schofield ranges (Oahu)
- Role
- Long-endurance ISR, reconnaissance for maneuver formations
- Replicator program
- Fielded via DoD Replicator initiative; Tranche 1 contract $14.417M (Sep 2024)
- Multinational partners
- US, France, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand; New Zealand observers
Exposure
- Customer segment
- retail
- Scale tier
- commercial 10 99
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Safety record
No incidents on record for Ghost (Ghost-X) at Hawaii.
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- Trust tier
- Catalog entry · 4 sources · not yet field-verifiedhow tiers work →
- Last updated
- 2026-08-21
- Model
- Ghost (Ghost-X)
- Company
- Anduril Industries
- Location
- United States/Hawaii
- Operator
- Anduril Industries
- Status
- operational
- Operator type
- customer deployed
- Scale at site
- 11 to 100 units
- Site environment
- outdoor
- Location precision
- verified coordinates
- First seen
- 2025-11-03
- ID
7edc7ce4-f9d1-4f0e-91be-f71265aa54f0
Timeline
- Nov 2025First recordedGhost (Ghost-X) first documented operating at Hawaii.
- Aug 2026Current status: operational, reviewedLatest recorded state. New status transitions append here as the deployment-status recorder produces them.
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Sources (4)
- https://www.armyrecognition.com/news/aerospace-news/2025/u-s-armys-ghost-x-drone-blends-high-tech-recon-with-emerging-indo-pacific-deterrence · 2025-11-14
- https://www.anduril.com/news/ghost-x-selected-for-u-s-army-s-company-level-suas-directed-requirement · 2024-09-26
- https://defensescoop.com/2024/10/17/replicator-ghost-x-drones-anduril-army/ · 2024-10-17
- https://www.army.mil/article/279603/the_u_s_army_selects_vendors_for_the_company_level_small_uncrewed_aircraft_system_directed_requirement_for_brigade_combat_teams · 2024-09-26
Methodology: Verified · 4 sources (2 primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-21
Verification posture
Verified
High confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-08-21
Maturity + lifecycle
Maturity stage: production
Lifecycle: active
Architectural position
Cohort: aerial
Sources by quality tier
- 2
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
- 2
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- Company IR disclosure
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