Anduril Industries recently unveiled two new artificial intelligence-powered drones designed to assist military operations through lightweight, easy-to-use technology.
In a recent press release, Anduril Industries announced that the defense industry company was “unveiling the Bolt family of man-packable, vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) Autonomous Air Vehicles (AAVs) that delivers simple and flexible capability for a variety of missions.”
Anduril Industries explained that the Bolt drone is “designed for man-packable ISR and search and rescue,” while the Bolt-M drone is “designed to arm any ground force with lethal precision firepower, leveraging onboard software to automate the flight behaviors required to accurately track and strike a target, while providing human operators with four simple decisions: where to look, what to follow, how to engage, and when to strike.”
According to Anduril Industries, the new attack drones are “powered and controlled by a tactical version of Anduril’s Lattice software platform.” The Bolt-M drone features software that includes flight automation designed to help operators locate, track, and strike moving targets. The drone’s navigation can also be modified by using a “simple touchscreen interface.” The defense contractor added that the new attack drones allow operators to “manage complex tasks rather than focusing on basic navigation.”
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Anduril Industries’ recent press release said, “Designed for ease of operation and rapid deployment in a man-portable package, Bolt-M offers autonomous waypoint navigation and target-agnostic object tracking, customizable standoff distances and engagement modalities, and more than 40 minutes of endurance and 20 kilometers of range to extend the reach of dismounted forces.”
The Bolt-M is also capable of carrying up to three pounds of munitions, which would allow the drone to have enough firepower to target dismounted enemy combatants, light vehicles, and trenches, according to Anduril Industries.
In its recent press release, Anduril Industries said the Bolt and Bolt-M drones would allow military members to “easily add the Bolt or Bolt-M to their equipment loadout” due to the lightweight and compact nature of the two artificial intelligence-powered drones. Anduril Industries also noted that the Bolt-M can be unpacked and launched in the air in less than five minutes, “providing warfighters with on-demand precision firepower at a moment’s notice.”
A video on Anduril Industries’ website shows both the Bolt and Bolt-M drones in action. The video highlights both the ease-of-use and the advanced technology featured in the new attack drones.
A picture of one of the Bolt drones was also shared last week by Fox News on X, formerly Twitter.
