Anduril’s high-performance, multi-mission autonomous fighter jet “Fury” will make its first appearance outside of the USA at the Avalon Australian International Airshow 2025.
Fury is designed to act as a force multiplier for crewed fighter aircraft, combining trusted collaborative autonomy, hyper-scale producibility, modularity, and affordability.
Overseas, a missionised variant of Fury called YFQ-44A was down selected by the United States Air Force (USAF) for Increment 1 of the Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) program last year.
The CCA program is an effort to develop, produce, and field uncrewed fighter aircraft that will act as force multipliers for current and next-generation crewed aircraft, increasing and expanding their survivability, effectiveness, and mission capabilities.
“Anduril Australia is honoured to display Fury at the Avalon International Airshow. It’s the first time it has been shown outside the USA. Autonomous air systems will be crucial for achieving air superiority in future conflicts,” said executive chairman and CEO, Anduril Australia, David Goodrich OAM.
“Our adversaries are making major investments in this area and we need to move faster to develop autonomous systems for the defence of Australia and our allies. They provide a comprehensive view of battlefield dynamics and keep our warfighters out of unnecessary danger.”
Instead of using overly complex military landing gear, for example, Anduril designed, built, and tested its own landing gear, leveraging a design that is easier to produce at numerous suppliers and removing key risks to schedule and supply chain.
Similarly, Fury is powered by a well-known, commercial business jet engine that offers proven performance across millions of flight hours, a robust supply chain, global logistics support, and established tooling and services requirements.
The resulting aircraft is designed for mass production by the broadest possible workforce, while limiting the bespoke logistics and support infrastructure required to maintain readiness.
Diem Salmon, vice president for Air Dominance and Strike at Anduril, emphasised that the strength of Fury extends beyond the airframe itself and into Anduril’s hardware-agnostic, end-to-end software platform called Lattice for Mission Autonomy.
“Fielding robots is a unique challenge, but one that is critical that we get right. Mission autonomy software is what makes that possible,” said Salmon.
“Anduril’s Lattice for Mission Autonomy software platform establishes a common software baseline that makes it possible for a single human operator to interact and fight with scalable teams of diverse robotic assets, including autonomous air vehicles, maritime vessels, launched effects, and more, dramatically extending their reach, capabilities, and situational awareness.”
From programs like the Defense Innovation Unit’s Autonomous Collaborative Teaming to exercises like Integrated Battle Problem 24.1 and EDGE23, Anduril has been continuously refining and scaling Lattice and Lattice for Mission Autonomy across real-world deployments, exercises, and test events since the company’s founding in 2017.
Lattice for Mission Autonomy is a mature capability, but software is never done. That is why Anduril has been constantly building and iterating on Lattice to add additional features as mission needs evolve, including through a full suite of simulation tools and a robust live flight program featuring real and surrogate aircraft.
To date, Anduril has executed hundreds of live flight tests to rapidly and responsibly scale Lattice for Mission Autonomy for operational fielding of AAVs, including Fury and other aircraft.
By integrating Fury with Lattice for Mission Autonomy, Anduril delivers the holistic set of functions and behaviours required to field teams of autonomous fighter aircraft, transforming air dominance for the high-end fight.
“If Fury fills a need for the ADF, we will be ready to support the need, subject to export approvals,” said executive chairman and CEO Anduril Australia, David Goodrich OAM.