Army award gives Anduril a potential $20B vehicle
Anduril was awarded a potential $20 billion, 10‑year Army enterprise IT contract, with the first task order focused on counter‑drone capabilities — a major commercial‑IT vehicle for battlefield autonomy. The scale underlines how software, autonomy, and sensor‑propulsion integration are being procured at enterprise scale, not just single platforms.
The Army Public Affairs office posted the award notice on March 13, 2026. (army.mil) The first task order under the vehicle was an $87 million award to field Anduril’s Lattice as the command-and-control backbone under Joint Interagency Task Force 401. (breakingdefense.com) Army officials wrote that the contract vehicle consolidates more than 120 separate procurement actions that previously governed purchases of the company’s commercial solutions. (army.mil) Contracting documents list the arrangement as a firm‑fixed‑price award (contract W9128Z-26-D-A001) with U.S. Army Contracting Command, Aberdeen Proving Ground, named as the contracting activity. (news.clearancejobs.com) Brig. Gen. Matt Ross of Joint Interagency Task Force 401 called the vehicle a “foundational command and control capability” for interoperability across counter‑UAS efforts. (army.mil) Anduril President Matthew Steckman described the agreement as an “ordering guide” that reduces procurement friction and lets any federal buyer place commercially available orders more quickly. (breakingdefense.com)
