"The problems cited include more than a dozen drone boats that failed during a Navy exercise off California in May, with sailors warning of safety violations and potential loss of life; a mechanical issue that damaged the engine of Anduril's unmanned jet fighter Fury during a summer ground test; and an August test of its Anvil counterdrone system that caused a 22-acre fire in Oregon."
"Front-line soldiers with Ukraine's SBU security service found that Altius loitering drones crashed and failed to hit targets. The issues were reportedly severe enough that Ukrainian forces stopped using the drones in 2024 and haven't fielded them since, though Anduril maintains that its challenges are typical of weapons development, that its engineering team is achieving meaningful progress, and that the aforementioned incidents don't indicate any underlying flaws in its technology."
Anduril Industries encountered multiple high-profile failures during testing of its autonomous weapons systems. More than a dozen drone boats failed during a Navy exercise off California in May, and sailors warned of safety violations and potential loss of life. A mechanical issue damaged the engine of the unmanned jet fighter Fury during a summer ground test. An August Anvil counterdrone test caused a 22-acre fire in Oregon. Anduril raised $2.5 billion at a $30.5 billion valuation and holds multiple military contracts. Front-line Ukrainian SBU soldiers reported Altius loitering drones crashed and missed targets, prompting withdrawal in 2024. Anduril characterizes the setbacks as typical during weapons development and cites ongoing engineering progress.
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