Robot model
Anduril Roadrunner
Anduril Roadrunner is a reusable autonomous interceptor drone designed for counter-UAS missions.
- Manufacturer
- Anduril Industries
- Form factor
- aerial
- Maturity
- production
- Lifecycle
- active
- Deployments
- 4
- Website
- anduril.com ↗
The verified answer
As of Aug 2026, DEPLOY verifies Anduril Roadrunner, a aerial by Anduril Industries (production): 4 verified deployments on record. 3 sources back the record.
Appears inMilitary & defense drones
Overview
Anduril Roadrunner is a reusable autonomous interceptor drone designed for counter-UAS missions. Can be launched in swarms, recovered and reused. Equipped with Lattice autonomy for autonomous interception of hostile drones. Cost-effective at ~tens of thousands per unit — dramatically cheaper than traditional missile interceptors.
Verified vs. claimed
- Maturity stage
- production(Full-scale production deployment with repeat customers.)
- Sources on file
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Key facts
Form factor
Drive type
Autonomy level
Unveiled
Variants
Type
Cost
Reusability
Autonomy
Specs
Type
Reusable
Unveiled
Variants
Data & sources
Press releases
2
Web sources
1
3 sources backing this record.View all →
Availability and pricing
- Availability
- Not disclosed
- Price
- $500K (analyst estimate)as of 2025-01-01
- Units in field
- Not disclosed
- Sales model
- Not disclosed
- Lead time
- Not disclosed
Autonomy: verified vs claimed
- What it actually does
- Autonomous
Accountability: Anduril Industries has a Claim Integrity of 100% (5 of 5 public claims verified). See the industry ledger.
Pricing
One-time purchase
$500,000 USDanalyst estimateas of 2025-01-01
Price status: actual-sale-price = real published price at time of sale; manufacturer-target = vendor target, not yet realized; analyst-estimate = third-party projection, not a vendor figure; not-announced = no price on record.
Prices verified as of Jan 1, 2025
Deployments (4)
- Anduril Roadrunner at USAannounced
US Army awarded Anduril $20B contract for Lattice command-and-control infrastructure and counter-drone defenses.
- Anduril Roadrunner at USAoperational
Anduril secured 10-year $1B IDIQ contract with SOCOM for counter-drone hardware and software.
- Anduril Roadrunner at USAoperational
Pentagon awarded Anduril $250M contract for 500 Roadrunner interceptor drones and Pulsar EW capabilities.
- Anduril Roadrunner at United Statesoperational
Anduril Roadrunner-M VTOL jet-powered interceptors and Bolt-M loitering munitions active with US military.
Anduril Roadrunner on the deployment map
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Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Verified media addedVerifiedJun 4, 2026
Anduril Roadrunner and Roadrunner-M reveal
- Record createdMay 31, 2026
Added to the verified registry
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedMar 14, 2026
at United States
- Deployment recordedMar 14, 2026
at USA
- Price point recorded: $500,000Jan 1, 2025
Analyst estimate
Deployment-verified media (1)
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.
From deployment: United States
Runs on (1)
- Anduril Latticeos-layer · production
Safety record
No incidents on record for Anduril Roadrunner.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Sources (3)
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Methodology: Verified · 3 sources (2 primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-28
Verification posture
Verified
High confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-07-28
Maturity + lifecycle
Maturity stage: production
Lifecycle: active
Architectural position
Cohort: aerial
Sources by quality tier
- 2
- primary-company-ir
- Company IR disclosure
- 1
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Anduril Roadrunner.Recent coverage
Anduril Roadrunner 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 Roadrunner from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
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…
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 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…
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…
Look Inside Anduril's New Factory as CCA Production Begins
Anduril begun production of YFQ-44A Fury CCA drone at Arsenal-1 plant outside Columbus, Ohio. B facility, 4,000 employees over decade.
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /models/anduril-roadrunner.md
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/models/074b32ae-ce6f-4513-90ed-c8d61fbb4e95
- Revision history: /models/anduril-roadrunner/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Video
Reality vs attention
Anduril Roadrunner draws attention at the 84th percentile but verifies reality at the 70th percentile among aerial robots. Hype Gap +14.1, 45th widest among aerial robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
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