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Anduril Industries vs Shield AI

Aircraft and autonomy: separate the platform from mission software and integration.

A research comparison, not an endorsement or claim of interchangeable products. Unknown funding, pricing, performance and procurement eligibility remain unknown.

Published offerings and questions

  • Anduril Industries

    Costa Mesa, CA, United States

    Anduril develops defense products spanning autonomous aircraft, counter-drone systems, underwater vehicles, command-and-control software, and other mission systems.

    Anduril's published portfolio includes Ghost and Altius aircraft and Lattice software. The product and integration scope matter more than the broad label 'drone company': compare the specific aircraft, payload, software and support being offered. Offering context reviewed September 28, 2026.

    Ask which legal entity and product configuration would deliver the requirement, what integration is included, and which customer evidence applies to that configuration. An award matched to Anduril does not by itself identify the aircraft or software involved.

  • Shield AI

    San Diego, CA, United States

    Shield AI develops artificial-intelligence pilots and autonomous aircraft systems, including the V-BAT unmanned aircraft, for defense missions.

    Shield AI presents V-BAT as an aircraft product and Hivemind as autonomy technology. A platform purchase and an autonomy integration engagement can therefore have different deliverables, dependencies and acceptance tests. Offering context reviewed September 28, 2026.

    Establish whether the proposed work covers an aircraft, software integration or both. Ask who owns integration testing and continuing software support. Check the underlying award description before treating a matched company award as evidence for a particular product.

Matched company-level award evidence

  • 70B02C26F00000661 contract award

    Anduril Industries · Department of Homeland Security · 2026-08-25 · Reported $9.0M

    TOWER RELOCATIONS AND SOFTWARE INTEGRATION

  • 80GRC026C0009 contract award

    Anduril Industries · National Aeronautics and Space Administration · 2026-07-31 · Reported $998K

    DAMASCUS

  • 89233126FNA400803 contract award

    Anduril Industries · Department of Energy · 2026-07-28 · Reported $5.8M

    THE TASK ORDER INCLUDES THE BASE YEAR TO INCLUDE OPERATIONS AND SUSTAINMENT. THE EFFORT SUPPORTS DEFENSE NUCLEAR SECURITY (DNS/NA-70) IN THE DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT, INTEGRATION, TESTING, DEPLOYMENT, AND SUSTAINMENT OF COLLABORATIVE AUTONOMOUS SYSTEMS FO

  • 70B02C26F00000480 contract award

    Anduril Industries · Department of Homeland Security · 2026-07-21 · Reported $61.7M

    DO 23 O&S WITH SOW.

  • 70Z02326F93130008 contract award

    Shield AI · Department of Homeland Security · 2026-07-21 · Reported $8.4M

    TASK ORDER FOR MR-UAS GUAM SHORE EXPANSION.

  • FA862926FB046 contract award

    Anduril Industries · Department of Defense · 2026-07-09 · Reported $2.9M

    DELIVERY ORDER #5 HARDWARE AND SUPPORT EQUIPMENT

  • FA441726F0120 contract award

    Anduril Industries · Department of Defense · 2026-07-09 · Reported $1.9M

    COUNTER UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS (CUAS)

  • M6785426F0188 contract award

    Anduril Industries · Department of Defense · 2026-07-09 · Reported $600K

    90-DAY ANDURIL LATTICE SOFTWARE ASSESSMENT

  • FA862926FB057 contract award

    Anduril Industries · Department of Defense · 2026-07-08 · Reported $11.8M

    THE CONTRACTOR MUST EXECUTE ALL REQUIREMENTS OF THIS DELIVERY ORDER IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SOW ATTACHED TO BASIC CONTRACT FA8629-26-D-B002.

  • H9240226FE032 contract award

    Anduril Industries · Department of Defense · 2026-07-06 · Reported $45.0M

    CUXS HARDWARE

  • M6785426F0169 contract award

    Anduril Industries · Department of Defense · 2026-06-26 · Reported $3.8M

    THIS ORDER IS FOR SUPPLIES AND EVENT SUPPORT FOR THE O-CSUAS PORTFOLIO.

  • M6785426F0165 contract award

    Anduril Industries · Department of Defense · 2026-06-26 · Reported $49K

    SITE SURVEY FOR I-CSUAS - MCAS FUTENMA

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