Anduril Faces Safety and Production Concerns From Insiders
A Wired investigation reveals safety worries and project hurdles at the $30.5B defense tech giant's manufacturing operations.
Wired dropped a deep investigation into Anduril, the defense tech juggernaut valued at $30.5 billion. The report draws on interviews with 37 sources inside the company, painting a picture of safety concerns and project challenges across its manufacturing operations.
Anduril builds everything from drones to missiles to submarines. The company's ambition? Nothing less than transforming how the tools of war get made. That scale of ambition apparently comes with growing pains.
The sources described issues spanning multiple product lines and facilities. Anduril pushed back hard, calling the reported claims "inaccurate."
The investigation highlights the tension between Anduril's rapid scaling and the realities of building complex defense hardware. Moving fast and breaking things works differently when the things you're building are weapons systems.