Milestones
- Picked with General Atomics for the Air Force drone-jet program24 Apr 2024Complete.
- First flight31 Oct 2025Complete.
- Production begins at Arsenal-1, OhioMar 2026Complete.
- Picked for production17 Jun 2026Complete.
- First Ohio-built Fury completed27 Jul 2026Complete.
- Deliveries toward 150+ aircraft (with GA) by 2030Target 2030Current milestone.
Most important updates
- 27 Jul 2026
- 17 Jun 2026
- 31 Oct 2025
- 3 Mar 2025
- 24 Apr 2024
Upcoming
- 2027Increment 1 production deliveries to the Air Force (next)
- 2030Deliveries toward 150+ aircraft (with GA) by 2030
Current obstacles
- Operating under jammingLinks to the fighter may be jammed; the AI must fail safely.
- Building many fastBuilding dozens of jets a year at a brand-new factory with new suppliers is unproven.
Physics limits
- Small jets fly less far per kilo of fuelRange follows the Breguet equation: lift-to-drag ratio times engine efficiency times the log of fuel fraction. A small, cheap airframe with a small engine scores lower on each, so it can't match a big jet's reach.
- Radio links are line-of-sight and lose to nearby jammersSignal strength falls with the square of distance, so a jammer close to the drone can drown a far-off controller. Earth's curvature also limits direct links, which is why the aircraft must decide more on its own.
How it works
Teaming
Loyal wingman
A fighter pilot gives simple orders; Fury flies and uses its sensors on its own, taking the risky jobs.
Autonomy
Swappable AI pilot
The autonomy software plugs into a government-owned open standard, so the Air Force can swap in AI pilots from different vendors.
Cost
Cheap enough to lose
It costs a fraction of a fighter jet, so losing some is acceptable and many can be bought.
Spec sheet
| Spec | YFQ-44A Fury |
|---|---|
| Designation | YFQ-44AR (reported) |
| Engine | Single commercial business-jet turbofanR (reported) |
| Crew | None (autonomous)R (reported) |
| Speed | High subsonicE (estimated) |
| Increment 1 fleet (both vendors) | 150+ by 2030R (reported) |
R reported by the company · E our estimate
Papers & demos
- 31 Oct 2025demoYFQ-44A Fury first flight (opens anduril.com)Went from contract to first flight of a drone combat jet in about 18 months.
Update log
Mon 27 Jul
- Minor: PressManufacturing
Wed 17 Jun
- Major: PressCommercial
Fri 31 Oct 2025
- Major: PressTest
Mon 3 Mar 2025
- Minor: PressRegulatory
Wed 24 Apr 2024
- Major: PressCommercial
About Anduril Industries
Anduril Industries
Fury drone jet, Lattice software, Arsenal-1
Anduril is a defense company building self-driving air, sea and land systems run by its Lattice software. Its Fury drone jet was picked for production by the US Air Force, and it builds aircraft at its Arsenal-1 factory in Ohio.
- Fury first flew on 31 Oct 2025 and was picked for Air Force production in June 2026.
- Started building Fury at Arsenal-1, Ohio, in 2026; the first Ohio-built Fury was done in July.
- Raised $5B at a $61B valuation in May 2026, double its June 2025 valuation.
- Founded
- 20179 yrs
- Headquarters
- United States
- Status
- Private
- Valuation
- $61BprivateMay 2026
- Raised
- $9B3 rounds
- Last round
- Series H · $5BMay 2026$61B post
- Works in
- AviationMilitary drones & autonomyAIManufacturing
- Coverage
- 2 programs · 10 updateslatest 27 Jul 2026checked 25 Sep
- Lead investors
- Founders FundSands Capital
- Customers
- U.S. Air Force (opens af.mil)
- People
- Palmer Luckey (opens en.wikipedia.org)FounderBrian SchimpfCo-founder and CEOTrae Stephens (opens en.wikipedia.org)Co-founder and Executive Chairman