Anduril's Barracuda-100M autonomous air vehicle (AAV) achieved a significant milestone in May by completing another series of successful flight tests for the U.S. Army DEVCOM Aviation & Missile Center (AvMC) High-Speed Maneuverable Missile (HSMM) program. The HSMM program aims to create an affordable, high-speed, maneuverable, and modular air vehicle testbed for AvMC’s Precision Target Acquisition Seeker (PTAS) payload. The Government developed PTAS payload is being developed to allow for passive, autonomous tracking of identified targets. It uses video feedback to correlate and seek a previously identified target image using a Long Wave Infrared (LWIR) camera within the seeker. As part of this effort, Anduril has integrated the PTAS payload autonomy into its Lattice for Mission Autonomy suite.
Working in close partnership with the AvMC Technology Development Directorate (TDD-M), in 2023 Anduril completed a series of HSMM trade studies and design reviews for the Barracuda-100M. In 2024, Anduril completed major testing milestones, including full scale transonic wind tunnel testing, environmental testing, captive carriage flights, glide test, and engine testing, all culminating in multiple powered flights of the Barracuda-100M for the HSMM program. This achievement represented concept to powered flight in under two years.
In May 2025, Anduril executed several additional powered flights of Barracuda-100M, aimed at further expanding and verifying the vehicle's capabilities and performance. These flights included both software and hardware updates to improve the performance and manufacturability of the platform, including integration of an Anduril developed low-cost navigator, independent mission computer, and several design improvements for manufacturability. Anduril exceeded all outlined test objectives, including autonomous launch, mission execution, and multiple terminal guidance strikes. Barracuda-100M met or exceeded all vehicle performance criteria, including high-G maneuvers and speeds of more than 500 knots.
Later this year, Anduril will execute a series of ground-launch demonstrations of Barracuda-100M for the HSMM program, proving out its multi-domain launch potential and unlocking new capabilities for mobile ground forces by equipping them with a highly-maneuverable, mass-producible, extended range, and high-speed direct attack munition. Ultimately, the HSMM program will culminate with a live fire demonstration at a government test range in 2026.
