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Anduril Bolt at United States

Man-packable autonomous quadrotor; the Bolt-M variant is a loitering munition selected for the US Marine Corps Organic Precision Fires - Light (OPF-L) program (600+ units).

Anduril Bolt by Anduril Industries · Operated by United States Marine Corps · Catalog entry · 2 sources · not yet field-verified

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Anduril's reveal of its man-portable Bolt VTOL reconnaissance drone and the Bolt-M strike variant. Bolt-M is a loitering munition; the operator initiates the strike.

US Marine Corps Organic Precision Fires - Light (OPF-L) program: a $23.9M award for 600+ Bolt-M loitering munitions, with fielding to infantry in 2026.

Key facts

Operator
US Marine Corps
Program
OPF-L; $23.9M, 600+ Bolt-M (Jan 2026)
Use Case
Loitering munitions
Fielding
To infantry in 2026

Exposure

Customer segment
defense
Scale tier
mass 100 999
Contract value
$23900000 (reported)
Customer
US Marine Corps

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Safety record

No incidents on record for Anduril Bolt at United States.

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Trust tier
Catalog entry · 2 sources · not yet field-verifiedhow tiers work →
Last updated
2026-07-10
Model
Anduril Bolt
Company
Anduril Industries
Location
United States
Operator
United States Marine Corps
Status
operational
Operator type
customer deployed
First seen
2026-01-15
ID
62964d83-08a5-4e28-ac99-10a22ba33ad6

Timeline

  1. Jan 2026
    First recorded
    Anduril Bolt first documented operating at United States.
  2. May 2026
    created
  3. Jul 2026
    Current status: operational, reviewed
    Latest recorded state. New status transitions append here as the deployment-status recorder produces them.

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Sources (2)

  1. https://www.anduril.com/news/anduril-awarded-usd23-9-million-contract-for-u-s-marine-corps-organic-precision-fires-light-program
  2. https://www.defensedaily.com/anduril-to-deliver-more-than-600-bolt-ms-for-marines-opf-l-loitering-munition-program/navy-usmc/
Methodology: Verified · 2 sources (1 primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-10

Verification posture

Verified

High confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-07-10

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: commercial

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: aerial

Sources by quality tier

1
primary-company-ir
Company IR disclosure
1
unclassified
Unclassified source

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Common questions

What is the Anduril Bolt deployment at United States?
Anduril Bolt, built by Anduril Industries, is recorded as a deployment at United States on the DEPLOY registry. United States Marine Corps operates the deployment.
Who operates Anduril Bolt at United States?
United States Marine Corps operates this deployment as a customer of Anduril Industries, the manufacturer of Anduril Bolt.
When did the Anduril Bolt deployment at United States go live?
The deployment is recorded as starting January 15, 2026 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.
Have there been incidents at the Anduril Bolt 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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