Deployment
Anduril Roadrunner at United States
Reusable, twin-jet, vertical-takeoff autonomous air vehicle; the Roadrunner-M variant is a counter-UAS interceptor that can return and land if not expended. Unveiled Dec 2023; in large-scale production.
Anduril Roadrunner by Anduril Industries · Operated by United States Army · Catalog entry · 4 sources · not yet field-verified
Recent coverage
- An Explosion Knocked Out Anduril’s Rocket Motor Test Site in MississippiWired · 2026-07-01
- New Pentagon unmanned czar will oversee most drone programsAgentRecon · 2026-07-01
- Defense companies rush to field new counter-drone systems as Pentagon leaders testifyAgentRecon · 2026-06-28
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Footage
Anduril's reveal of its Roadrunner reusable twin-jet VTOL platform and the Roadrunner-M air-defense interceptor variant. An autonomy-assisted interceptor; claims are Anduril's.
Anduril Roadrunner-M VTOL jet-powered interceptors and Bolt-M loitering munitions active with US military. Pentagon awarded Anduril $249.98M contract for 500+ Roadrunner-M systems plus Pulsar electronic-warfare capabilities; deliveries began Q4 2024 running through end 2025. USMC OPF-L program awarded $23.9M for 600+ Bolt-M systems (deliveries Feb 2026-Apr 2027) following 250+ test units in 2024. Army JIATF-401 selected Anduril Lattice AI C2 software for $87M task order (first under new $20B enterprise contract vehicle) March 2026. Lattice provides command-and-control backbone for counter-drone operations across DoD. Roadrunner-M targets Group 3 UAS; Bolt-M supports dismounted squad precision fires.
Key facts
- Operator
- US Army
- Program
- Counter-UAS; first task order under a $20B vehicle; Lattice as enterprise C2 (Mar 2026)
- Technology
- Roadrunner-M VTOL jet-powered interceptors targeting Group 3 UAS
- Technology
- Bolt-M loitering munitions supporting dismounted squad precision fires
- Scale
- 500+ Roadrunner-M systems plus Pulsar electronic-warfare capabilities under $249.98M Pentagon contract
- Start
- Roadrunner-M deliveries began Q4 2024 running through end 2025
- Scale
- USMC OPF-L program awarded $23.9M for 600+ Bolt-M systems; deliveries Feb 2026-Apr 2027 following 250+ test units in 2024
- Coverage
- Lattice provides command-and-control backbone for counter-drone operations across DoD
- Partner
- Army JIATF-401 selected Lattice AI C2 software for $87M task order
Exposure
- Customer segment
- defense
- Scale tier
- undisclosed
- Customer
- US Army
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Safety record
No incidents on record for Anduril Roadrunner at United States.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
- Trust tier
- Catalog entry · 4 sources · not yet field-verifiedhow tiers work →
- Last updated
- 2026-07-10
- Model
- Anduril Roadrunner
- Company
- Anduril Industries
- Location
- United States
- Operator
- United States Army
- Status
- operational
- Operator type
- customer deployed
- First seen
- 2026-03-14
- ID
918a430c-7f71-4996-bce2-795d3d5a70b3
Timeline
- Mar 2026First recordedAnduril Roadrunner first documented operating at United States.
- May 2026created
- Jun 2026field updatedsources: source added → The War Zone: Inside Anduril's Bolt-M Kamikaze Drone Program
- Jun 2026field updatedsources: source added → Simple Flying: Pentagon Awards New $250 Million Drone Counter Attack System Contract
- Jul 2026Current status: operational, reviewedLatest recorded state. New status transitions append here as the deployment-status recorder produces them.
On the deployment map
Anduril Roadrunner operates in United States. Explore the full verified map:
Sources (4)
- https://breakingdefense.com/2026/03/army-awards-anduril-counter-drone-task-order-as-first-in-new-20b-contract-vehicle/
- https://defensescoop.com/2026/03/14/anduril-20-billion-dollar-army-contract/
- https://www.twz.com/uncategorized/inside-andurils-bolt-m-kamikaze-drone-program
- https://simpleflying.com/pentagon-drone-counter-attack-system-contract/
Methodology: Verified · 4 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-10
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-07-10
Maturity + lifecycle
Maturity stage: production
Lifecycle: active
Architectural position
Cohort: aerial
Sources by quality tier
- 4
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
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Methodology surface for Anduril Roadrunner at United States.Common questions
- What is the Anduril Roadrunner deployment at United States?
- Anduril Roadrunner, built by Anduril Industries, is recorded as a deployment at United States on the DEPLOY registry. United States Army operates the deployment.
- Who operates Anduril Roadrunner at United States?
- United States Army operates this deployment as a customer of Anduril Industries, the manufacturer of Anduril Roadrunner.
- When did the Anduril Roadrunner deployment at United States go live?
- The deployment is recorded as starting March 14, 2026 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.
- Have there been incidents at the Anduril Roadrunner deployment at United States?
- No active incidents affecting this deployment are recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Absence of recorded incidents is not a guarantee no incident occurred; DEPLOY records only sourced incidents and suppresses retracted ones.
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