Anduril debuts new family of autonomous cruise missiles as a low-cost and 'mass-producible' option

By Vanessa Montalbano / September 12, 2024 at 1:17 PM
Anduril Industries today unveiled its new "Barracuda" strain of software-defined, air-breathing cruise missiles that are described as similar in performance to one-way drones but would cost significantly less than comparable systems and be easy to build at scale, according to company officials. “A single Barracuda takes 50% less time to produce, requires 95% fewer tools and 50% fewer parts than competing solutions on the market today,” Anduril said in a news release. “As a result, the Barracuda family of [autonomous...

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