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Ghost (Ghost-X)

Ghost is Anduril Industries' helicopter-style single-rotor autonomous VTOL small uncrewed aircraft for intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance, with the…

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Manufacturer
Anduril Industries
Form factor
aerial
Maturity
production
Lifecycle
active
Deployments
1

Appears inMilitary & defense drones

Overview

Ghost is Anduril Industries' helicopter-style single-rotor autonomous VTOL small uncrewed aircraft for intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance, with the current Ghost-X variant redesigned on Ukrainian combat feedback from the Ghost 4 lineage launched in September 2020. It carries roughly a 20-to-25-pound payload over about 75 to 90 minutes and 25 kilometers, runs Anduril's Lattice autonomy software, and sits on the Defense Innovation Unit's China-free Blue UAS list. Its verified gating events are strong: in September 2024 it was selected for the US Army's Company-Level small-UAS Directed Requirement Tranche 1 alongside Performance Drone Works' C-100, under a $14.417 million ten-year indefinite-delivery contract, and it was chosen via the Army's Medium Range Reconnaissance program under Replicator for rapid fielding to Brigade Combat Teams, with thirteen Army units logging more than 1,200 unit-hours over the prior year and combat use in Ukraine since 2022, backed by a $1 billion Ohio manufacturing facility announced in January 2025. On AI substance the Lattice stack delivers genuine fielded onboard autonomy, including radio-silent flight, single-operator multi-drone teaming, and automatic mission hand-off on low battery, and Ghost is wired in the registry to the existing Lattice brain; note that Hivemind is Shield AI's autonomy stack, not Anduril's, so Ghost is not wired to it. Counter-evidence is kept rather than suppressed: a Ghost-X crashed in uncontrolled flight during January 2025 training in Germany and Bloomberg reported broader Anduril drone-crash setbacks in late 2025, real reliability friction that Anduril says it diagnosed and fixed. A reported roughly $17 million April 2026 contract, a 300-percent-effectiveness claim, and precise total fielded counts are recorded as claimed but not verified.

Verified vs. claimed

Maturity stage
production(Full-scale production deployment with repeat customers.)
Verified deployments
1 deployment on file
Sources on file
5 sources, view all

Key facts

Payload

20-25 lb

Runtime

75-90 min

Range

25 km

Autonomy level

Onboard autonomy via Lattice (radio-silent flight, multi-drone teaming, automatic mission hand-off)

Form factor

Helicopter-style single-rotor autonomous VTOL small UAS

Specs

Notes

Verified (gating events): Sept 2024: selected for the US Army Company-Level sUAS Directed Requirement Tranche 1 (with PDW C-100); $14.417M 10-year IDIQ. Selected via the Army's Medium Range Reconnaissance (Replicator) program for rapid fielding to Brigade Combat Teams. Fielded with US forces: 13 Army units flew 1,200+ unit-hours over the prior year (Anduril, citing Army exercise data); Ukraine combat use since 2022. $1B Ohio manufacturing facility announced Jan 2025., AI-substance: SUBSTANTIVE: Lattice delivers real onboard autonomy: radio-silent autonomous flight, single-operator multi-drone teaming, automatic mission hand-off on low battery. Fielded autonomy, not slideware. (Wired to the existing lattice Brain. NOTE: Hivemind is SHIELD AI's stack, not Anduril's - Ghost is NOT wired to hivemind.), Counter-evidence (kept, not suppressed): A Ghost-X crashed in uncontrolled flight during Jan 2025 training near Hohenfels, Germany; Bloomberg (Nov 2025) reported broader Anduril drone-crash setbacks. Real reliability friction; Anduril says cause identified/fixed and units continued operating. Argues against the very top of production tier but not below it., Claimed but NOT verified: A later ~$17M Apr 2026 Ghost-X ISR contract (trade press, primary not reached - re-verify); '300% more effective vs OPFOR' (Anduril citing Army exercise framing, not an independent DoD release); marketing compute-speed figures; precise total fielded unit count.

Specs

Ghost-X (current; redesigned on Ukraine combat feedback; lineage Ghost 4, Sept 2020). Endurance ~75-90 min, range ~25 km, payload ~20-25 lb (specs drift by source/variant). Runs Anduril's Lattice autonomy. On the DIU Blue UAS List (China-free supply chain).

Form Factor

aerial (helicopter-style single-rotor autonomous VTOL small UAS for ISR/reconnaissance)

Data & sources

Government records

1

Web sources

4

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Availability and pricing

Availability
Not sold (internal use)
Price
Not publicly disclosed
Units in field
Not disclosed
Sales model
Not disclosed
Lead time
Not disclosed

Accountability: Anduril Industries has a Claim Integrity of 100% (4 of 4 public claims verified). See the industry ledger.

Pricing

No verified price is on record for Ghost (Ghost-X). Physical-AI systems are often sold through enterprise contracts or operated as a service rather than at a public list price.

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Deployments (1)

  • Ghost (Ghost-X) at Hawaiioperational

    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…

Recent activity

Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.

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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.

PRIMARY SOURCE
Courtesy of Anduril

Anduril's presentation of its Ghost-X, a modular autonomous small uncrewed aircraft system for reconnaissance and ISR. An ISR platform, not a weapon.

Runs on (1)

Regulatory filings (2)

Safety record

No incidents on record for Ghost (Ghost-X).

Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.

Sources (5)

  1. https://www.army.mil/article/279603/
  2. https://defensescoop.com/2024/10/17/replicator-ghost-x-drones-anduril-army/
  3. https://breakingdefense.com/2024/09/army-selects-two-attritable-uass-for-company-level-recon-surveillance-and-target-acquisition/
  4. https://defence-industry.eu/anduril-responds-to-reports-of-failed-altius-and-ghost-x-tests-with-wider-context-on-development/
  5. https://www.airforce-technology.com/projects/ghost-4-vtol-suas/

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Common questions

What is Ghost (Ghost-X)?
Ghost is Anduril Industries' helicopter-style single-rotor autonomous VTOL small uncrewed aircraft for intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance, with the current Ghost-X variant redesigned on Ukrainian combat feedback from the Ghost 4 lineage launched in September 2020. It carries roughly a 20-to-25-pound payload over about 75 to 90 minutes and 25 kilometers, runs Anduril's Lattice autonomy software, and sits on the Defense Innovation Unit's China-free Blue UAS list. Its verified gating events are strong: in September 2024 it was selected for the US Army's Company-Level small-UAS Directed Requirement Tranche 1 alongside Performance Drone Works' C-100, under a $14.417 million ten-year indefinite-delivery contract, and it was chosen via the Army's Medium Range Reconnaissance program under Replicator for rapid fielding to Brigade Combat Teams, with thirteen Army units logging more than 1,200 unit-hours over the prior year and combat use in Ukraine since 2022, backed by a $1 billion Ohio manufacturing facility announced in January 2025. On AI substance the Lattice stack delivers genuine fielded onboard autonomy, including radio-silent flight, single-operator multi-drone teaming, and automatic mission hand-off on low battery, and Ghost is wired in the registry to the existing Lattice brain; note that Hivemind is Shield AI's autonomy stack, not Anduril's, so Ghost is not wired to it. Counter-evidence is kept rather than suppressed: a Ghost-X crashed in uncontrolled flight during January 2025 training in Germany and Bloomberg reported broader Anduril drone-crash setbacks in late 2025, real reliability friction that Anduril says it diagnosed and fixed. A reported roughly $17 million April 2026 contract, a 300-percent-effectiveness claim, and precise total fielded counts are recorded as claimed but not verified.
How much does Ghost (Ghost-X) cost?
Ghost (Ghost-X)'s price is not publicly disclosed. DEPLOY has no verified price on record for Ghost (Ghost-X) from Anduril Industries. Physical-AI systems like this are often sold through enterprise contracts or operated as a service rather than at a public list price; check the manufacturer for the latest.
Is Ghost (Ghost-X) actually deployed in the real world?
Yes. Ghost (Ghost-X) is independently verified in real-world operation on the DEPLOY registry, confirmed at named deployment sites with primary sources: not a concept, render, or demo-only.
Who makes Ghost (Ghost-X)?
Ghost (Ghost-X) is made by Anduril Industries, based in Costa Mesa, California, USA, founded in 2017.
Where is Ghost (Ghost-X) deployed?
1 verified deployment of Ghost (Ghost-X) is on the DEPLOY registry, including at Hawaii.
Methodology: Verified · 5 sources (1 primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-12

Verification posture

Verified

High confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-07-12

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: production

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: aerial

Sources by quality tier

4
unclassified
Unclassified source
1
primary-government-record
Government record

The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.

Methodology surface for Ghost (Ghost-X).

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