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Barracuda
United States · Deployed · Summary
Barracuda is Anduril's family of air-breathing, software-defined expendable Autonomous Air Vehicles (AAVs) built for hyper-scale production. Variants include the air-launched Barracuda-100M (flight-tested May 2025 under the Army's High-Speed Maneuverable Missile program) and the surface/air-launched Barracuda-500 and 500M (production agreements with the Dept. of War and Poland's PGZ).
Identity
Status
Deployed
Category
Defense
Indicative price
Defense contract
Type
Autonomous air vehicle (expendable)
Performance
SPEED
Not published
Other
VARIANTS
Barracuda-100M, Barracuda-500 (air-launched), Barracuda-500M (surface-launched)
DIMENSIONS
Not published
RANGE
Not published
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Context & Benchmark
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Resources
anduril.com/barracuda — Barracuda-100M flight test, Army HSMM program (May 2025); Barracuda-500 Dept. of War agreement (Jul 2026); Barracuda-500M Poland/PGZ production line.