Anduril is doing more than kicking tires in Taiwan; it’s opening an office, hardwiring in its AI battle network, and shipping the island nation hardware that packs a bite. In the span of a summer, the U.S. defense-tech insurgent delivered ALTIUS loitering munitions , unveiled a co-produced Barracuda-500 autonomous cruise missile with local industry, and plugged its Lattice command-and-control brain into Taiwanese systems. Think of it as swapping a paper map for a live, self-updating GPS—in a storm—while your opponent is trying to knock out street signs.
What They’ve Brought: Teeth, Eyes, and a Nervous System
ALTIUS loitering munitions. Anduril has delivered the first tranche of ALTIUS to Taiwan, six months after the contract, giving the island a precision ISR/strike option