CDAO awards Anduril $100M to scale Lattice-powered Edge Data Mesh

The Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office awarded Anduril a $100 million other transaction agreement to scale its "edge data integration services capabilities," the Defense Department announced Tuesday.

The three-year, fixed amount production agreement will enable Anduril to scale its Edge Data Mesh, which is “already operational across multiple services and combatant commands,” according to a company statement.

The Edge Data Mesh is powered by the company’s Lattice open software integration platform -- an artificial intelligence system which was also recently incorporated into the Army’s Integrated Visual Augmentation System.

The CDAO agreement “will accelerate the expansion of the mesh to increase access to decentralized, distributed and disconnected systems,” according to Anduril.

As part of the agreement, estimated for completion by November 2028, $33 million in fiscal year 2024 and FY-25 research, development testing and evaluation funds have been obligated at the time of the award.