The United States Army has awarded a contract valued at up to $20 billion to Anduril Industries to consolidate a wide range of artificial intelligence–driven battlefield technologies into a unified operational system built around the company’s Lattice software platform.
The agreement, announced in the Pentagon’s daily contract notices for March 13, was issued by U.S. Army Contracting Command at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, and will run through March 12, 2036.
The contract is designed to integrate current and future commercial technologies—including the AI-enabled Lattice suite, associated hardware, computing infrastructure, and technical support—into a mission-ready capability supporting the Army’s operational and administrative needs. Officials said work locations and specific funding levels will be determined with each individual order placed under the agreement.
Modern military operations generate large volumes of information from drones, radar systems, satellites, and other surveillance tools, and the service has increasingly focused on systems capable of organizing and analyzing that data in real time.
The Lattice platform will serve as the core architecture for integrating data from multiple sources across the battlefield. The system is built on an open-architecture software framework that allows various military sensors, surveillance platforms, and autonomous systems to feed information into a shared operational interface used by commanders and operators.
In practical military terms, this type of platform functions as a central command-and-control system that merges data streams into a single operational picture. Artificial intelligence tools within the platform can assist in identifying objects, tracking targets, and prioritizing information, enabling commanders to interpret complex battlefield conditions more quickly.
The Army’s interest in such technology reflects broader trends across NATO and allied militaries, where command systems increasingly rely on digital infrastructure and automated data processing. As unmanned aircraft, ground robots, and sensor networks become more common on the battlefield, military organizations require systems capable of connecting those assets into coordinated operational networks.
Anduril has previously deployed the Lattice platform in several defense and security applications. The software has been used to integrate autonomous surveillance systems, counter-drone sensors, and other monitoring technologies into unified control systems capable of tracking and responding to potential threats.
The company’s approach focuses on combining software, autonomous systems, and data infrastructure into tightly integrated networks designed to support both surveillance and operational decision-making. In many cases, the system works alongside unmanned aerial vehicles, ground sensors, and other remote platforms that feed information directly into the software environment.
The Army’s contract allows for the integration of such capabilities as part of a broader modernization effort aimed at improving situational awareness across large operational areas. Because the agreement covers a wide range of technologies, the Army can issue task orders for specific systems or services as operational requirements evolve.
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