# Anduril unveils Anvil-M, a warhead-carrying version of its Anvil counter-drone interceptor

Canonical page: https://technooptimist.io/stories/anduril-unveils-anvil-m-a-warhead-carrying-version-of-its-anvil-counter-a24c15ac
Date: 5 Oct 2023
About: [Anduril Industries](https://technooptimist.io/companies/anduril.md) · [Anvil](https://technooptimist.io/aviation/anvil.md)
Original source: https://www.defensenews.com/unmanned/uas/2023/10/05/anduril-unveils-anvil-m-counter-drone-kit-that-can-defeat-smaller-uas/

Anduril showed Anvil-M, a variant of its Anvil interceptor drone that detonates a munition near its target instead of ramming it. The company said combat feedback and customer input shaped it, to defeat faster Group 1 and Group 2 drones more reliably.

## Key facts

- The original Anvil knocks drones down by ramming them; Anvil-M adds a fire-control module and a warhead.
- Ground-launched from Anduril's Launch Box and directed by its Lattice command software.
- Groups 1 and 2 are the smallest US drone classes by speed, altitude and weight.

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