U.S. Army Awards $20B Anduril to Deploy Lattice AI Open Architecture for Battlefield Integration

U.S. Army awarded Anduril Industries a firm-fixed-price enterprise contract with a cumulative ceiling of $20 billion to consolidate current and future commercial solutions, including

the company’s proprietary, open-architecture,
AI-enabled Lattice suite,
integrated hardware,
data,
computer infrastructure, and
technical support into a single mission-ready capability.

Structured as a 10-year enterprise agreement, the contract consolidates more than 120 separate procurement pathways into a single framework for software, hardware, data infrastructure, and support.

Centered on Anduril’s Lattice platform, it enables scalable integration of sensors, AI-driven command-and-control, and selected effectors, with early use focused on counter-UAS operations and joint interoperability.

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The Army’s contract with Anduril uses Lattice as an open-architecture backbone that connects sensors, computing, AI-enabled command-and-control, and effectors into a single mission-ready capability (Picture source: Anduril).

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Two U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress bombers were photographed departing RAF Fairford with 12 externally carried GBU-31 JDAMs, replacing the AGM-158 JASSM loadouts previously seen on Epic Fury sorties.

That visible shift matters because it points to a move from long-range stand-off strike profiles toward direct precision attacks against hardened fixed targets.
The March 23, 2026, imagery, published on X by Lee Hathaway, showed six 2,000-pound-class GBU-31s under each wing, for 12 visible weapons on the bomber’s external pylons.

Earlier Army Recognition reporting had highlighted B-52H sorties from Fairford carrying AGM-158 JASSM missiles, a configuration associated with stand-off employment during Operation Epic Fury. JDAMs follow a different attack logic, because they require the bomber to reach a valid release basket rather than launch from long range outside the densest air defense belts.

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U.S. Air Force B-52H bombers deploying GBU-31 JDAMs from RAF Fairford signal a shift from stand-off missile strikes to direct precision attacks on hardened ground targets (Picture source: Lee Hathaway on X)

rageintel - FLASH: USAF B-52s spotted airborne, loaded with 2,000-lb GBU-31 JDAM bunker-busters, charting a direct vector toward Iran.

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Operation Epic Fury Reveals How Tomahawk Missiles Enable US Navy Long-Range Combat Strikes

U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke-class destroyers are delivering sustained Tomahawk cruise missile strikes against Iranian-linked targets under Operation Epic Fury, hitting hardened infrastructure from stand-off ranges exceeding 1,000 miles (about 1,600 km) while remaining outside contested airspace.

The campaign extends U.S. strike reach and sustains high-volume, precision fires without exposing manned platforms to advanced air defenses.
The strikes use ship-launched Tomahawk Land Attack Missiles to engage dispersed targets at distances beyond 1,600 km, with multiple destroyers coordinating time-phased launches through vertical launch systems.
The approach marks a shift toward distributed maritime strike, reducing dependence on forward airbases while maintaining continuous pressure on adversary infrastructure.

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U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Frank E. Petersen Jr. (DDG 121) launches a Tomahawk Land Attack Missile during Operation Epic Fury, demonstrating the U.S. Navy’s ability to conduct long-range precision strikes against high-value targets from standoff distances while sustaining distributed maritime firepower.

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U.S. Navy Deploys Upgraded USS Mustin Destroyer to Japan to Reinforce Indo-Pacific Missile Defense

USS Mustin’s return to Yokosuka puts a modernized Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer back into the U.S. Navy’s most consequential maritime theater after nearly five years in San Diego. After nearly five years in San Diego, the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer rejoined U.S. 7th Fleet operations under Destroyer Squadron 15.

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Poland Launches Support Capability for Future 96 U.S.-Made AH-64E Apache Helicopters

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Russia Tests P-800 Oniks and Kh-35 Anti-Ship Missiles in Baltic Sea Drill Simulating Naval Strikes

The training involved 3K60 Bal systems armed with Kh-35 missiles and 3K55 Bastion launchers firing P-800 Oniks supersonic anti-ship weapons under simulated combat conditions. Units practiced target detection, engagement coordination, and rapid redeployment along coastal sectors. While no live launches were confirmed, the scenario replicated saturation strikes against a naval detachment, a core element of Russia’s layered coastal defense doctrine in the Baltic region. Read more.

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Türkiye blows up US-made AEGIR-W naval drone after it washes ashore on Black Sea coast

Turkish Navy explosive ordnance disposal units neutralized a U.S.-made AEGIR-W unmanned surface vessel developed by Sierra Nevada Corporation after it washed ashore on Türkiye’s Black Sea coast, eliminating a live explosive threat near civilian areas. Read full defense news at this link...

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Leonardo’s M-346 Light Attack Fighter to Control Baykar’s Two KIZILELMA Combat Drones in Loyal Wingman Trial

Leonardo will fly an M-346 as a “mother aircraft” controlling two Baykar-built unmanned fighters in a mid-2026 demonstration, aiming to prove a near-term collaborative combat model ready for NATO and export customers. The trial positions Leonardo to field crewed-uncrewed teaming without waiting for sixth-generation fighters, accelerating a deployable capability that pairs manned control with a scalable unmanned force.

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Poland Launches OSA Center to Accelerate Combat Drone and AI System Production

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UK Receives U.S. Approval for $1B SSN-AUKUS Submarine Combat System and Vertical Launch Capability

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