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Barracuda
Anduril's Barracuda is a family of low-cost, air-breathing Autonomous Air Vehicles (cruise-missile class) built for hyperscale production and mass employment;…
- Manufacturer
- Anduril Industries
- Form factor
- aerial
- Lifecycle
- active
- Website
- anduril.com ↗
Verified profile
1
Sources on record
0
Tracked changes
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Last verified change
Overview
Anduril's Barracuda is a family of low-cost, air-breathing Autonomous Air Vehicles (cruise-missile class) built for hyperscale production and mass employment; the -100, -250, and -500 variants offer increasing range (the -500 exceeds ~500 nautical miles) and multi-platform compatibility.
Verified vs. claimed
- Verified deployments
- None on file
- Sources on file
- 1 source, view all
Safety record
No incidents on record for Barracuda.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Sources (1)
Common questions
- What is Barracuda?
- Anduril's Barracuda is a family of low-cost, air-breathing Autonomous Air Vehicles (cruise-missile class) built for hyperscale production and mass employment; the -100, -250, and -500 variants offer increasing range (the -500 exceeds ~500 nautical miles) and multi-platform compatibility.
- Who makes Barracuda?
- Barracuda is made by Anduril Industries, based in Costa Mesa, California, USA, founded in 2017.
- Where is Barracuda deployed?
- No verified deployments of Barracuda are currently on the DEPLOY registry. DEPLOY records deployments only when verified at a named site with a primary source; absence may reflect pre-deployment, research, or manufacturer-internal use.
- Is Barracuda safe?
- Barracuda has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.
Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-06-28
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-06-28
Maturity + lifecycle
Lifecycle: active
Architectural position
Cohort: aerial
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Barracuda.Recent coverage
Barracuda in third-party press
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Barracuda from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
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Anduril Industries produces Barracuda-500M for the USA - Militär Aktuell
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Anduril launches hiring push to stand up Barracuda production in Ohio - Ohio Tech News
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The US Army Is Buying New ‘Barracuda’ Cruise Missiles—Here’s Why - The National Interest
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Anduril’s Missile the Pentagon Has Been Waiting Decades to Build | by Noah Bean | May, 2026 - Medium
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U.S. Department of War and Anduril sign agreement for mass production of Barracuda-500M cruise missiles - Defence Industry Europe
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Sweden Orders Stealth Cruise Missile Built from Scratch in Just 18 Months for $15.8 Million - Defense Express
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PGZ says technical specifications of Polish-produced Barracuda-500M ‘yet to be determined' - Janes
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Poland's PGZ, Anduril Sign Memorandum Of Understanding On Cruise Missile Development Cooperation - Overt Defense -
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Anduril Unveils Barracuda-M Family of Cruise Missiles - Defensemirror.com
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Anduril Successfully Tests Prototype Surface-Launched Barracuda-500 Missile - Overt Defense -
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AFA NEWS: Anduril to Produce Ground-Launched Barracuda - National Defense Magazine
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Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /models/anduril-barracuda.md
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/models/c42ba46e-ab1e-458b-b240-5de27fe54e2c
- Revision history: /models/anduril-barracuda/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
DEPLOY Intelligence Score
36.5/ 100
6-month trend
Analysis
Thin deployment record; scale validation still in progress.
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Deployment Scale
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
Last computed: Jul 3, 2026
Intelligence layer