US Army awards $20B contract to defense startup Anduril
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The US Army has picked Anduril Industries for a contract worth up to $20 billion, published on March 14, 2026.
The deal is all about getting cutting-edge software, hardware, and services into soldiers' hands faster (think drones and smart battlefield tools) with a five-year base period and the option for another five years.
Contract will help the Army buy tech quicker
This contract streamlines how the Army buys tech by skipping middlemen, which means quicker upgrades and more savings.
As Gabe Chiulli from the Defense Department put it, "the modern battlefield is increasingly defined by software."
Founded in 2017 by Palmer Luckey (yep, the Oculus guy), Anduril is known for AI-driven defense gear, showing how Silicon Valley startups are shaking up military tech.