Robot model
Anduril Fury (YFQ-44A)
Autonomous Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) designated YFQ-44A; began flight testing in late 2025.
- Manufacturer
- Anduril Industries
- Form factor
- aerial
- Maturity
- pilot
- Lifecycle
- active
- Deployments
- 3
- Website
- anduril.com ↗
The verified answer
As of Aug 2026, DEPLOY verifies Anduril Fury (YFQ-44A), a aerial by Anduril Industries (pilot): 3 verified deployments on record. 4 sources back the record.
Appears inMilitary & defense drones
Overview
Autonomous Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) designated YFQ-44A; began flight testing in late 2025. Flew with mission-autonomy software from both Anduril (Lattice) and Shield AI (Hivemind). Not yet in series production.
Verified vs. claimed
- Maturity stage
- pilot(Small-scale deployment in controlled or trial conditions.)
- Sources on file
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Key facts
Form factor
Type
Designation
Program
First flight
Production facility
Production status (July 2026)
Specs
Type
Program
Range km
Max speed
Weight kg
Designation
First Flight
Data & sources
Press releases
1
Web sources
3
4 sources backing this record.View all →
Accountability: Anduril Industries has a Claim Integrity of 100% (5 of 5 public claims verified). See the industry ledger.
Pricing
No verified price is on record for Anduril Fury (YFQ-44A). Physical-AI systems are often sold through enterprise contracts or operated as a service rather than at a public list price.
Deployments (3)
Army awards Anduril $20 billion contract for counter-UAS system.
Anduril begins high-speed Fury combat drone production at new facility in Pickaway County, Ohio.
- Anduril Fury (YFQ-44A) at US Air Force Basesoperational
Anduril's Fury (YFQ-44A) collaborative combat aircraft (CCA) completed first flight test with Shield AI's Hivemind software in February 2026.
Anduril Fury (YFQ-44A) on the deployment map
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Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Price point recordedJul 8, 2026
Not announced
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJul 1, 2026
at Pickaway County, Ohio, USA
- Verified media addedVerifiedJun 4, 2026
Anduril Fury (YFQ-44A) first flight
- Record createdMay 31, 2026
Added to the verified registry
- Deployment recordedMar 14, 2026
at United States (multiple hotel chains)
Manufacturer-attributed media (1)
Manufacturer-supplied media at the model level. Not tied to an independently verified named-site deployment. Verification posture is product-showcase from the maker, distinct from the deployment-verified evidence in the section above.
Anduril's footage of the first flight of its Fury (YFQ-44A) autonomous fighter, a Collaborative Combat Aircraft prototype. Autonomy and milestone framing are Anduril's.
Runs on (2)
- Anduril Latticeos-layer · production
- Shield AI Hivemindfoundation-model · production
Safety record
No incidents on record for Anduril Fury (YFQ-44A).
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Sources (4)
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Methodology: Verified · 4 sources (1 primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-15
Verification posture
Verified
High confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-07-15
Maturity + lifecycle
Maturity stage: pilot
Lifecycle: active
Architectural position
Cohort: aerial
Sources by quality tier
- 2
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
- 1
- primary-company-ir
- Company IR disclosure
- 1
- knowledge-base
- Knowledge base
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Anduril Fury (YFQ-44A).Recent coverage
Anduril Fury (YFQ-44A) in third-party press
Attention vs reality over time
Media mentions per month (area) against verified deployment events (dots). A press spike over a flat deployment line is the hype gap, drawn over time.
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Anduril Fury (YFQ-44A) from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Anduril's Ohio Fury defense drone production amid Iran conflict
Anduril producing Fury defense drones in Ohio, ramping production amid Iran conflict demand. Ohio manufacturing facility for autonomous defense drones.
An Explosion Knocked Out Anduril’s Rocket Motor Test Site in Mississippi
The incident could disrupt a key part of the defense company’s rocket motor business, which designs and tests prototype motors for military customers.
New Pentagon unmanned czar will oversee most drone programs
The Pentagon established a new office to oversee tens of billions of dollars in drone programs across the entire military according to a memo. The unmanned czar will coordinate…
Defense companies rush to field new counter-drone systems as Pentagon leaders testify
Defense News: Defense companies rushing to field new counter-drone systems. Pentagon leaders testifying on UAS threats. Companies need to work with Ukraine.
Hegseth hosts emerging weapons makers for meeting on munitions production: Sources
Invitees to the closely held, publicly unannounced meeting included Anduril, Castelion and Leidos, sources said.
Anduril and General Atomics win contracts to build drone wingmen for US Air Force
The US Air Force awarded production contracts to Anduril and General Atomics to build the first operational CCA drone wingmen. Shield AI and Collins Aerospace also received…
Air Force picks Anduril, General Atomics to build first operational CCA drones
The U.S. Air Force selected Anduril and General Atomics for CCA production. Anduril produces FQ-42A, General Atomics FQ-44A. Shield AI and Collins also received autonomy software…
Anduril Wins Production Contract for US Air Force CCA Program
Anduril awarded production contract for FQ-44 semi-autonomous fighter aircraft under CCA program. Over 150 aircraft planned.
Air Force picks General Atomics, Anduril to build first CCA loyal wingman drones
US Air Force selected General Atomics and Anduril to build first Collaborative Combat Aircraft loyal wingman drones. Software vendors still competing.
US approves Kuwait request to buy nearly $2 billion of counter-drone platforms
Following recent Iranian strikes on Kuwait, the U.S. approved a potential foreign military sale of counter-UAS platforms made by Anduril.
US must learn lessons from Ukraine, innovate faster and cheaper: Anduril president
Anduril President Christian Brose discussed the need to develop cheaper weapons systems at scale to avoid quick depletion of exquisite munitions.
Anduril Announces 5B Series H Raise at 61B Valuation
Anduril raised 5B in a Series H round led by Thrive Capital and Andreessen Horowitz, doubling its valuation to 61B. The funding supports Andurils push to modernize the military…
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /models/anduril-fury.md
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/models/adcf5572-bae9-4748-933e-39c8b86046a8
- Revision history: /models/anduril-fury/history
- Data documentation: /data
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Video
Fury is a high-performance, multi-mission Autonomous Air Vehicle (AAV) built for the high-end fight. Learn more at www.anduril.com/fury
The U.S. Air Force and defense tech firm Anduril Industries have developed one of the first US autonomous jet-powered combat aircraft — the YFQ-44 “Fury.” Fury
#drones #usairforce #fighterjet America just created a combat robot born faster than any in the history of military aviation—just 556 days from design sketch t
Reality vs attention
Anduril Fury (YFQ-44A) draws attention at the 96th percentile but verifies reality at the 79th percentile among aerial robots. Hype Gap +17.3, 41st widest among aerial robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Strong recent media coverage and press activity. Thin deployment record; scale validation still in progress.
Signal flags
Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
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.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Aug 29, 2026