Anduril: Building the Next-Generation Defense
Anduril Industries has become one of the most talked-about defense technology companies in the world. Founded by Palmer Luckey, best known for creating Oculus, the company is redefining how modern warfare and national defense are built. While the old guard of defense primes moves slowly through traditional contracts and bureaucracy, Anduril operates more like a Silicon Valley startup—fast, software-first, and vertically integrated. The company’s thesis is simple but revolutionary: the next era of deterrence will be defined by autonomous systems that can think, communicate, and adapt faster than any human-operated weapon. Anduril wants to be the prime contractor for that future. The Core Product: Lattice OS and a Networked Military At the heart of Anduril’s ecosystem is Lattice, its proprietary AI command and control software. Lattice fuses data from sensors, drones, radar, and battlefield feeds into one operating layer that […]
