New Interceptor Steel Fin and Patriot 3 Edge Program to Begin Testing in 2027
Anduril's Steel Fin interceptor and Lockheed Martin's Patriot 3 Edge program are scheduled to officially begin testing in 2027.
Anduril's Steel Fin interceptor and Lockheed Martin's Patriot 3 Edge program are scheduled to officially begin testing in 2027.
US defense startup Anduril displayed its newly developed modular surface-to-air interceptor, Steel Flag, at the defense exhibition of the Association of the United States Army 2026 Annual Meeting.
US companies including Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, and Anduril have announced a $3 billion investment to expand the production of defense equipment and sell it to NATO member states.
On September 8, 2026, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps announced the capture of a US unmanned undersea vehicle at the entrance to the Strait of Hormuz and released footage, which was identified as Anduril's DIVE-LD. US Central Command responded that the vehicle had been malfunctioning for more than a day, was an older model, had collected no sensitive data, and carried no classified sonar or radar equipment.
The U.S. and Taiwan signed a Letter of Offer and Acceptance for a military purchase on August 27. Taiwan will purchase 1,554 Altius 700M attack drones and 478 Altius-600 ISR reconnaissance drones from the U.S. company Anduril, with a total value of NT$26.9 billion.
Taiwan's National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology (NCSIST) received the DIVE-LD unmanned underwater vehicle system from Anduril Industries in August 2026. It was initially deployed for submarine cable inspection capabilities to prevent sabotage, and subsequently underwent adaptive and customized modifications to meet Taiwan's specific needs.
According to reports in the Taiwanese media, Taiwan's National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology received Anduril's Dive LD unmanned underwater vehicle system in August this year. It will first be applied to submarine cable inspections to guard against deliberate sabotage, and the institute is cooperating with Anduril on customized modifications, integrating multi-beam scanning capability to detect mines and submarines.