Introducing: Bolt & Bolt-M

[@바보Queen]

holy hell didn't expect the attack... thought it was just gonna show surveillance

[@LordVader5738]

What did you think the "M" in the name meant? 😂(M = Munition)

[@ironwolfF1]

A surprise KABOOM in every box! 😉

[@KapitanPoop]

"…what’s in the Boooooox?!”

[@ashleshaghising6494]

I Like her​

[@meshikadewmini3537]

​@@ironwolfF15😊😅😊tu yyhyuu

[@cyberlord64]

Me: "Ohhh! A new DJI competitor. Looks high quality. The shots will be sick!" The literal shots:

[@pradeepkliyanage]

I'm sure this was filmed using DJI Inspire 3

[@toasteroven6761]

Anduril seems to have an interest in economy of scale, so outdoing DJI in production would make sense as one of their goals, ultimately replacing them (who thought being reliant on ideological enemies of democracy was a good idea?).

[@lalawuwuwu]

​@@toasteroven6761there wouldn't be ideological enemies of democracy if democracy would stay in its own lane and stop being evangelical and push for color revolution everywhere

[@TheManinBlack9054]

​​@@toasteroven6761"ideological enemies of democracy". With all due respect you cannot possibly think the American MIC cares about democracy, freedom or justice or whatever. They're the people that took down Alliende and installed far-right juntas all across South America. These people are no different just because they are private, in fact they're worse. What they created is slaughterbots and let's hope you will never see these things in action.

[@Kindred87]

@@toasteroven6761 As cool as it would be to see, there's no way Anduril would out-produce DJI in quadcopters. Not a dig against them or their ability to manufacture. They just wouldn't be able to sell millions of quads every year like DJI does.

[@FollowTheFreeman]

Going from 9/11 to this in my short life time is incredible beyond words.

[@abundantharmony]

wont last long at this rate

[@alomejorqueno]

We had RC helicopters in 2001, man.

[@totallylegityoutubeperson4170]

​@@alomejorquenoexactly, people act like drones and their fpv counterparts are something that have only existed for a few years. What's changed is off the shelf parts have become easier to make and sell. A lot of people probably don't know you can make your own open source drone swarm using hobbyist parts and software if you have deep enough pockets. You absolutely DON'T have to use DJI, etc if you don't want to, however most people prefer a plug and play experience.

[@77Avadon77]

Incredibly bad. Future looks dark

[@michaelbell1608]

Them r.c copters wasn't doing that though ​@@alomejorqueno

[@Kindred87]

That airburst was sick. I wasn't impressed until those last couple of shots showing the area of effect.

[@mysterioanonymous3206]

Well you better be for how much these things cost... A Ukrainian fpv costs 320usd. Now idk about this one but a switchblade 300 costs 60k usd. Meaning for every switchblade 300 you can deploy 200 Ukrainian fpv's. And they're far simpler to manufacture in a constrained economy. You do the math.

[@nicktubby9710]

​@@mysterioanonymous3206these will be priced "in the low tens of thousands of dollars" according to Anduril. Orders of magnitude more expensive than similar products, prohibitively so. That being said, it can communicate with other battlefield elements like missiles, fighters or other drones, and it can also automatically attack a selected target if connection is lost with the user, something commercials drones cannot do. I don't think it's worth 50-100 regular fpv drones, not to Ukraine anyway. I'm sure the US will probably spend a few billion on these for their forces though.

[@TheBlackManMythLegend]

@@mysterioanonymous3206 to be honest the future even for rich country. like the US that can print money .. is cheap fast massive fpv. okay with that AI stuff you need less human ressource. but if you have fewer FPV or AAV whatever you will have less ressources anyway because they will all die. Rather have a lot of FPV that protect my military men. Because I can't replace my men

[@JavierChiappa]

It would be cool if it could just separate and drop the explosive load at the last minute and recover the drone. That camera and electronics seems expensive to kamikaze them every time.

[@HOOOPER]

bro it's not a video game. this shit will be used to kill civilians to plunder their resources.

[@Ben-hq2wg]

"modern stuka can't scare you, it doesn't exist" modern stuka:

[@MohammadAli-ui7iq]

Pocket Stuka 😂😂

[@TheManinBlack9054]

It's a horrible invention that should be outlawed and banned. It's bringing humanity to the brink of extinction.

[@MohammadAli-ui7iq]

@@TheManinBlack9054 more like it's bringing Russian invasion to a halt, but you do you

[@Ben-hq2wg]

@@TheManinBlack9054 womp fucking womp it means less of our guys die fighting. broadly that's considered a good thing.

[@budgetdrift6403]

@@TheManinBlack9054the genie’s out of the bottle already

[@issy63ls]

Why is this advertised on youtube?? Like oh wow!! I should buy that for my dad on Xmas😂

[@lucachacha71]

I am getting ads for fucking exocet ship missile system (200k€ a round), BITCH I ain't no government, I don't make this much money in a decade.

[@cheese9812]

wake up babe, new military industrial complex video just went live

[@Kindred87]

Wake up babe, new wake up babe comment just dropped

[@LADDZ]

Wow, I just did this and she said, “that’s a cool toy, are you getting one?”

[@mishavarsanyi5946]

​@@LADDZso...? Are u getting one or not?

[@abinodattil6422]

Okay daddy

[@deltaboy2011]

Isn’t using this a weapon a war crime?

[@berteisenbraun7415]

The battlefield completely changed when large and small drones were deployed it's a new world!

[@colinbowman8816]

The world grows darker

[@TheManinBlack9054]

It's literally killbots, and the people in the comments are all too happy about the destruction it's going to bring. Horrible.

[@totallylegityoutubeperson4170]

Drones have been used in military operations for like...20 years now. All these MIC contractors are doing is using off the shelf parts that have been available for a few years now. The hardest part is the HE charge used for kamikaze aspect. If the ingredients to make HE were easier to get, everyone would be making this. This is simply a DJI drone with a pound of C4 strapped to the underbelly and a detonator. Since the components of HE are all heavily regulated (like certain drug precursors for making things such as LSD) it would be impossible to acquire a meaningful amount as a civilian for offensive use. Maybe one could make a single unit or two for assassination purposes, but large scale acquisitions would require getting through all the red tape of the supply chain. Obviously a defense contractor has no issue with that problem.

[@_K3PLR]

​@@TheManinBlack9054i dont understand why you're in the comments here acting like this is skynet. its just a drone with explosives.

[@Davoodoox1]

Yes alot of russians have been killed due to drones and the drones are keeping Ukrainein the fight.

[@luispena8881]

That's terrifying imagine a swarm of these controlled by AI

[@SafetyLucas]

Black Mirror type beat

[@TheManinBlack9054]

And many people in this comment section cheer for it. Unbelievable

[@HorrorTactico]

@@TheManinBlack9054 I want man-mande horrors beyond my comprehension because I'm tired of man-made bores beneath my comprehension.

[@Ergzay]

@@TheManinBlack9054 We should always cheer for weapons that prevent people from being put in harms way. There's zero downside. The only people this has a downside for are enemies, which is the point. No weapons are planned to be deployed with AI able to carry out independent attacks. There's always a human performing any engagement action and there always will be.

[@alreaud]

The key is never to give the AI control of the trigger. That's what go them in trouble in "Terminator".

[@pragmaticplatypus]

Skynet approves this message

[@VenturiLife]

Sadly, that's probably closer than most people realize. Hopefully not in our lifetime.

[@sircogwheel]

@@VenturiLife Humas will probably kill each other before that happens

[@heretikpapy]

@@VenturiLife That's what he said (the new Physic Nobel winner, the father of AI). He made the news about that recently.

[@uwvadertje]

yeah drones everywhere in the years following the rapture

[@CenturionVII]

the drone using itself as fragmentation material is crazy

[@SHERMA.]

lithium batteries can cause quite the fragmentation. not to mention the fact that when the lithium hits the atmospheric oxygen it burns at like 2000*C another lovely little perk to those on the receiving end

[@beyondfossil]

​@@SHERMA. The Lithium content in a lithium-ion battery is only some 2 to 3% of the battery's weight. A mid- to larger sized consumer drone's battery is somewhere in the 300g to 500g so we're talking only 7g to 12g of Lithium. Lithium is used as a charge carrier in the battery's cathode. There won't be much fragmentation with Lithium. The explosion damage shown in the video is 99.99+% from on-board high explosives such as TNT, Semtex, RDX. It looks like some ball bearings are wrapped around the explosive charge to create shrapnel. That is a typical explosives design.

[@SHERMA.]

@@beyondfossil actually its more like 7% in european, north american and chinese lithium ion batteries. and the majority of the rest of battery is graphite, aluminium, copper and cobalt. all of which... goes without saying are dense materials for the most part that do nothing but aid the deadly effects of the explosive. even tho the lithium content is 7% i advise you to go watch RUS infantry destroyed by UKR drones. ive watched 1000's of clips and the 2000*C lithium manages to lodge itself either inside the infantry or inside the clothes of the infantry and causes horrific fires as it reacts with the atmosphere. believe it or not the reason lithium-ion batterys are so sensitively monitored on things such as planes or cargo ships is because of how violently they react when they touch the atmosphere. you could throw frags near a car all day and you would struggle to cause a fire with the shrapnel damage. explode a drone with its lithium ion battery on the other hand and 10% of the fragmentation burns at 2000*C and causes fires in car dashboards or trenches etc

[@SHERMA.]

@@beyondfossil its actually more like 7% which is way enough to get itself lodged in car dashboards or infantry clothing and plate carriers go watch UKR RUS drone footage and you can see the after effects of the lithium

[@devrim-oguz]

@@beyondfossilsome batteries use lithium foil

[@AiAngel]

2:04 I love how you can see the punctured battery whizzing around on the hood of the truck

[@ebehdzikraa3855]

1:15 based on my 25 years of gaming experience, red button means "do not hesitate to click it now"

[@tester776]

Yeah, and the interface looks quite intuitive so probably it would be quite easy to use

[@sootikins]

Anduril Industries: Making Military Ordnance Cool Again!

[@gehstur7150]

Just don't ask for a raise, and if you do and they ignore, by god, don't ever try to organize a union of workers, and you'll be fine ;)

[@TheManinBlack9054]

​@@gehstur7150these people do not care about worker's rights, hell, they don't care about human rights at all. They are warhawks.

[@thirtythreeeyes8624]

@@TheManinBlack9054 And you're a coward who'd rather sit back and let fascists win. Things are accelerating at very fast pace towards a very bad war you either want to prepare for that war or you want to live under a rock.

[@zibbitybibbitybop]

Unlike some of Anduril's other showings, this one actually has a ton of existing, battle-tested market competition from Ukraine's own drone factories. I wonder how it stacks up in performance and cost.

[@bzipoli]

this is not an FPV drone, doesn't need a specialized pilot giving it every command, it's mainly autonomous with little input. Not the case with ukranian smaller drones. They're piloted drones. of course it'll be way more expensive

[@Desalnietteminimaal]

Especially this. Everyone can make cool hype video's, but how much does this bad boy cost per unit? Can it stack up against a cheap DJI of a Ukraine homemade one?

[@mforcel]

@@bzipoli This significantly lowers the barriers to entry from a skill standpoint. Absolutely worth additional cost. Ukraine's defenders are very skilled, but those skills take a lot of time to replace if they're lost. This thing can be used by any moderately intelligent 1LT in the field.

[@Rvbcaboose714]

40 min flight time alone is insane for the size

[@saturn1616]

@@Desalnietteminimaal 23k per SKU for the drone, + you're able to reuse the remote but in Ukraine case Typical cost of a single FPV drone is $300-600 before the ability to detonate not very cost effective on our par, but hey what do i know

[@alphaadhito]

"It's a DJI killer" "What?" "It's a DJI killer"

[@JayMcda]

you mean its a killer DJI

[@frozen_eddy]

That fragmentation warhead is scary effective, look at the radius and density of the shrapnel hitting the ground.

[@orf4]

babe wake up new anduril video just dropped

[@sMVshortMusicVideos]

now try to go to sleep.

[@neorion676]

@@sMVshortMusicVideosi dont think I will😊

[@busterhoodstar6598]

My kid is going to love this thing.

[@frogturtle]

“hey babe check out my sweet new drone” “what happened to the rest of your body above the knees?” “don’t worry babe it’s just drone stuff”

[@dalehill6127]

Another fine Anduril product with all angles covered. Nice one!😊

[@SafetyLucas]

I suspect a laser with an object tracking camera could easily fry the image sensor on the drone. Or a basic radio jammer could interrupt its communication. Or a faster counter drone could drop a net on it. Bolt certainly has it's uses, but there are many inexpensive and low tech defenses against such drones. Maybe next gen military bases will be built inside Topgolf nets 🤣

[@AeiousKillhound]

@@SafetyLucas Send in the swarm of them

[@farzana6676]

​@@SafetyLucas They should operate in autonomous swarms. Making it much more difficult to counter.

[@TheManinBlack9054]

There is nothing nice about creating autonomous weapons. It's a horrifying invention that you should not praise.

[@TheManinBlack9054]

Its not a "fine product". Its a slaughterbot, you are completely lost as a person.

[@masminor]

This is an 18-pound, fully capable RSTA (Reconnaissance, Surveillance, and Target Acquisition) airborne platform, designed to be cheap, quickly reproducible, and deployable, fundamentally changing modern power projection. It can execute mission packages independently without requiring traditional support like air support, artillery, or guided missiles. Another key advantage is its short training cycle, allowing newly enlisted personnel to quickly master its operation. With AI-assisted systems and precision ordnance delivery, this system represents a major advancement in efficient, scalable warfare.

[@MrNoipe]

cheap? how much do you think this actually costs? probably $50k minimum.

[@ssnork4359]

@@MrNoipe .... what?

[@Rogdub]

@@ssnork4359 well it does have parts made out of carbon .. so expensive.

[@JMac122]

@@MrNoipe you're joking, or being sarcastic, right? Probably $500-$2K max. I know you're just joking, or just being sarcastic. For sure. You definitely are.

[@MrNoipe]

@@JMac122 hahaha no way. this is military equipment. you're off by two orders of magnitude at minimum.

[@eriksen7022]

this is very impressive, more expensive than a fpv drone but maybe less expensive than a whole fpv pilot, squad and bunker needed for these operations.

[@mill2712]

I hear you. While this looks more capable than what were seeing in Ukraine, it's also more expensive. Probably nowhere near as expensive as a missile, but still. And it might just be me, but the way Anduril is marketing this drone feels like an anti insurgency weapon for the early 2000s to 2010s rather than a potential high attrition war with a near pear.

[@JayMcda]

Even though it may be more expensive than a regular FPV drone, I think buying these in bulk will unlock new capabilities that regular FPV drones can't necessarily do considering these are autonomous. For instance, you could send like 20 of these at a whole convoy to disable every vehicle with insane precision compared to having to have 20 FPV pilots at once to execute this task. Truly new man-made horrors beyond our comprehension.

[@eriksen7022]

@ having 20 fpvs flying at once is not possible, especially not in a war zone

[@SS-xm7di]

I am ready to order one. Where's the link?

[@Matt-yp7io]

its on amazon prime

[@ericparks2186]

Need them at Costco for bulk buying

[@ntnwwnet]

Damn it Anduril hire me already I’ve been doing this for years and I’m down the street!

[@SafetyLucas]

They already know where you are

[@AndrewDasilvaPLT]

Watch the Pepperdine university interview Palmer did recently if you're serious about employment.

[@ntnwwnet]

@@AndrewDasilvaPLT I will, thank you for the rec!

[@user-bh9vf2zu1r]

@@TheManinBlack9054 Why not?

[@thirtythreeeyes8624]

If you had the skills they need you'd probably already have the job.

[@terrencepayne1371]

to see military industrial complex marketing the first dji drone airburst is absolutely insane. This one feels different, and really highlights the reality of things out there now and how terrifying it is.

[@christhedoc8689]

China cannot compete against the US in any scenario when comes to military technology, the US doesn't lead the commercial drones because they aren't interested in this market, if they were really interested they would be leading the market by a large margin.

[@m.streicher8286]

"engage left button" I love the present

[@JDRoss716]

Anduril’s promo/sizzle reel team needs a promotion. 🍿

[@Infarlock]

Oh crap, and me thinking it's a competitor to DJI This looks much more fun

[@TheManinBlack9054]

Much more fun for whom?

[@thirtythreeeyes8624]

@@TheManinBlack9054 Ukrainians would probably have a good time with it.

[@christhedoc8689]

China cannot compete against the US in any scenario when comes to military technology, the US doesn't lead the commercial drones because they aren't interested in this market, if they were really interested they would be leading the market by a large margin.

[@FarmerDrew]

Absolutely minty. I needed more liquid and neural DnB in my milspec adverts. Much obliged.

[@ThexYz-r9y]

need this on souther border, cartels will love to meet Bolt family

[@barskaracadag3923]

These projects are done for money, not for solving problems

[@andrewhooper7603]

cartels will end up owning their own.

[@farzana6676]

​@@barskaracadag3923 Quest for money has always solved problems. That's how America became so advanced 😂😂😂

[@barskaracadag3923]

@@farzana6676 yeah also by printing money

[@ThexYz-r9y]

@@barskaracadag3923 cartels got money😉

[@Purplethoughts8]

Yeah that's dope and the UI was very well done. UI is missed so often Anduril nailed that one.

[@morrischen5777]

Who ever designed the audio of this promotion deserve a bouns!

[@kristiankho]

MODERN STUKA you got the sound, the speed, and the fear your put into the enemy that attacks come from any angle in the sky

[@panther_AM]

With the Countering CCP Drones act the consumer / first responder / commercial market is WIDE open. If you can dominate the military sector like this, non military drones should be a walk in the park. As a proud American, I would fly a civilian Anduril quad without hesitation.

[@effervescentrelief]

Industry is trying to adjust rapidly and there aren't many options, so yeah, the market is truly wide open for a USA made drone.

[@gryn1s]

this

[@ricardocantu]

Exactly. They could churn out civilian drones in their planned 'Arsenal' factory to compete with DJI and then just flip a switch to make these as needed.

[@tedl8178]

CCP: yeah i made every single part of it, so the MIC can hire some fat hillbillies at $15/hr to put them together

[@Oscar-ds2vb]

it's an israeli company, not US

[@matthewfavela6894]

This is insanely cool 😂 props to the team behind this

[@ScudHighlights]

We need to win the drone wars

[@gehstur7150]

Who do you mean when you say we? Americans? You think the american military gives a shit about americans? The national guard just abandoned america in a time of serious crisis, when a quarter of the country is left in shambles, they went on to start wars on behalf of a different country, whose ethnicity rules over you and has nothing but contempt for you. Honestly, by now, its hard to blame them.

[@thirtythreeeyes8624]

@@gehstur7150 You have zero concept of the real world and probably get all your news from Russian trolls on twitter well either that or you're a Russian troll. Also you appear to be a rascist anti-semite so you're opinion is worth less than the toilet paper the national guard is delivering. FEMA is giving people upwards of 50k or better for the damages so don't say shit about we're not doing anything but, then you're one of those people who would complain about that too.

[@guyconiglio8223]

holy frick that's insane the explosion?!

[@boltae]

Anduril cooks up another ultra-modern advanced warfare weapon for the 21st century

[@DS-Log]

- Hovering in place - Automatic Landing - Intelligent RTH and the new function added to our new Mavic for when you lose the signal : - STRIKE

[@KommandoStore]

amazing music choices bravo chads

[@Maxschellenberg]

Wow, that's a lot of tech bundled into something that just blows up.

[@syberknight94]

a lot cheaper than using a missile

[@idyllsend6481]

@@syberknight94 Bro a missile destroys a building, not a pickup truck.

[@syberknight94]

@@idyllsend6481 oh shit fr? wild.

[@infiniteoffset]

It knows where it is because it knows where it isn't.

[@amateurgamer149]

When is it going to be available on Amazon or Walmart 😅😅

[@Dudeinatube]

I LOVE your branding and design language. You have the most beautiful company i’ve ever seen before.

[@sirdiealot53]

Damn. You could assassinate anyone in the world and they’d never be able to stop you.

[@MadPutz]

There are anti-drone measures, but they are unwieldy and more costly than the drone. Otherwise if you're a master with a shotgun and actively vigilant during all your exposed outings, maybe you'll get lucky.

[@christianfelix1580]

@@MadPutz unless you have a portable directed EMP, all other countermeasures are useless if the drone is in autonomous mode

[@alreaud]

@@MadPutz You will hear one before you see one. You hear, you move, maybe bird shot instead on 00. That luck thing made me think of the Mossad motto...

[@heretikpapy]

@@christianfelix1580 but the drone can be shielded against EMP of a certain strenght...

[@christianfelix1580]

@@heretikpapy expensive, but also true, dark times ahead :/

[@thomasthemaker]

They did not need to go this hard. Cinematic af

[@science5923]

2:01 why does it explode so early and not when its closer or inside the truck ?

[@saladv6069]

Directional warhead. Exploding before hitting the target maximizes the area of effect.

[@PSYCHODOOD]

and i was thinking i was going to use it at a friend's wedding celebration to fire up the occasion!!

[@CmdSylviaGCMC]

Okay the tech is absolutely stunning but this song is amazing too...

[@rapidunscheduleddisassembly]

please come out with hobbyist and commercial (non military) drones too. Thank you for all you do

[@SNiz-du6me]

Didnt you guys have some forest fire fighting tank you developed? I'd like to see video of that.

[@marcosmatos8213]

I just bought one for black friday, stay tuned for the review

[@grbradsk]

For perhaps $20K, you can have professional-level motor winding machine, a CNC, a laser cutter and 3D printer. We need to develop distributed production of basic drones in America, so that an industry of more sophisticated drones for industrial and military application can ride on its back and scale up in an emergency. Seems like Anduril is on that, but only for the high end. It needs to be a base for the whole industry. I remember in the early days of VR/AR Palmer open-sourced a light detector for display sync that we used. We should "open source" the basis of an automated machine shop so that basic machining can be done anywhere and scale up.

[@Rickrocks10]

I got so hyped when it said "strike" and it did strike well (too well

[@offensivebias1898]

Anduril - The Tesla of Defense firms.

[@shariqxmujib]

Lol Dont disrespect Anduril by comparing scummy companies like tesla

[@marsspacex6065]

Spacex

[@offensivebias1898]

@@shariqxmujibNaa, I am good on that, Mr.lib.

[@callummcneill6266]

@@shariqxmujibthis 😂

[@바보Queen]

@@shariqxmujib tesla invested in Anduril, namely space X fought for private companies to have a fair shot at defense contracts... get some education

[@bladimirgenoves1080]

This is an awesome tool in your arsenal and can be used on any terrain, either jungle or urban.

[@Renaudpc]

The savior of western civilization.

[@SafetyLucas]

Until China builds millions of them...

[@ride4speedrr53]

The Drone was like: " Tenno Heika Banzai !!! "

[@macwarrenconnor]

Okay, I know this company is in kahoots with the military industrial complex but that slow motion detonation of that drone on that truck was fucking sick

[@farzana6676]

The USA needs the Military Industrial Complex now more than ever. As President Reagan said, we should always strive for "Peace through strength".

[@bzipoli]

"is in kahoots with the MIC" you know they sell weapons, right? what did you expect? their catalog in mainly weaponry and AI systems for the battlefield was this a surprise for someone? a weapons company working with the military?

[@rickjames18]

What “military industrial complex”?

[@macwarrenconnor]

@@bzipoli why are you getting this mad over a joke.

[@denneledoe873]

@@rickjames18 exactly what the words describe; America's military industrial capabilities. As in, the companies that make shit; Raytheon, lockmart, etc

[@DomBurgess]

It's kinda shocking the amount of excited comments there are for a machine that kills people.

[@savagedabs8536]

Anduril dominates! Let the eagle screech! 🇺🇲🦅🇺🇲

[@RiwenX]

Are they from US Minor Outlying Islands?

[@savagedabs8536]

@RiwenX They are headquartered in California with multiple locations across the country as well as some international facilities.

[@danpiraino]

A flying Claymore -Nice 👌

[@L1PiD]

This is literally a Rainbow Six Seige character in real life, which is cool. And as cool as that is, I would not want that thing aimed at me. Terrifying stuff.

[@TheManinBlack9054]

It's not cool, you already understand it since you don't want any of it near you

[@thirtythreeeyes8624]

@@TheManinBlack9054 You know who's really gonna think it's not cool? Russia and China lol

[@NPJGlobal]

2:07 I "like" how the ending sequence feels like the Black Mirror opening sequence

[@frostblasts]

Good, solving over-reliance with DJI should be a priority. Handheld drones have been the future of warfare and, uncomfortably, a Chinese company currently is the largest provider of such game-changers.

[@skyeparker5822]

Jesus I just had a terrifying dream about these a few months ago. Literally the stuff of nightmares.

[@tidepod10yearsago97]

at first i thought its a commercial drone that has that Dive feature to make cool shots like an FPV drone until 1:59

[@michaelkim3432]

Outstanding! We'll take a million of these please!

[@adamlam3080]

is there a laser designator version? or maybe a narrow beam forming coms relay/control node version to fly outside of jamming range and guide/control other drones that have to go into GPS jamming range?-- just spitballin indeas.

[@poiopi-m3t]

This is the future of military technology as it will be in the near to medium term.

[@farzana6676]

Put them in autonomous swarms.

[@SafetyLucas]

This is basically just a standard DJI drone with a bomb strapped to it. It's good to know that such a weapon could be built by anyone with basic chemistry and programming skills! 🔥

[@Stunkos]

Other than missing the autonomous features so it can't be taken out by EW as easily and airburst.

[@MaximG213123]

Not exactly true, these things have to be much more resiliant to electronic warfare than a commerical version (which is the hard bit).

[@DhrubajyotiRaja01]

*10$ CCP Credit has been added to your account.*

[@farzana6676]

DJI drones don't have 20km range 😂😂😂

[@valthe1st890]

@@farzana6676 They do. They go even further than 20km. The obstacles and contested frequency bands are the problem, something that Anduril won't tell you on a commercial lol.

[@torresggustavo]

Was wondering why there was an engage on the remote. Well, thanks for promoting a product most of us can’t buy or need.

[@jeffbobclarence]

pls for the love of god do an IPO already so I can give you my life savings

[@HosenUltraViolento]

Hey at least they are being honest about their intentions. DJI is like: Oh look, you can drop medicine from this drone.

[@Dragonovus]

can you make a consumer drone? Like ones that don't blow up? we want a dji competitor for so long now

[@javir1669]

X2

[@gurmiro]

low camera quality will be a problem. most military drones are not equipped with small, high definition cameras like DJI's

[@l5mtf393]

@@gurmiro if it has a DJI-similar pattern gimbal, installing an aftermarket camera won't be a problem (+ i don't really want 4k camera tbh, I'd much rather have an actual military-esque FLIR drone)

[@danarrib]

Bro... Why will they sell a 500 usd drone for us when they can sell the exact same drone to the govt for 15k usd by just adding a grenade on it.

[@primeideasconsulting]

@@danarrib LOL you misspelled 150k.

[@nacachola1]

It would be cool to see one of these launching/landing on top of a moving IFV for scouting

[@SS-xm7di]

we need a Lucky Hawaiian T shirt line.

[@saminsiddiquee2059]

Beautiful airburst and Cone generation

[@marijnnn4992]

nice bud will there also be one whit a shaped charge to knock out ifv or maby even tanks

[@effervescentrelief]

It says there are three different payloads. Anti personnel, anti material, and anti armor. So I’d expect something, maybe not enough against a tank though.

[@liggerstuxin1]

Looks like they’re not even hiding the story arc of drones anymore

[@minjunesong6667]

loud propeller sound might be an issue

[@kensingh9527]

Couldn't help but think about that the entire video. Audible stealth is a mission requirement.

[@HolyOllie]

when a 7>incher like the quad in the video is flying like 50-100 meters above in the video its basically not audible. then again this isnt really meant for stealthy tracking they have other products for that.. this is the kill vehicle

[@abeblue]

*really thoughts would have been my new gadget for christmas*

[@carlriemann925]

You should have a dedicated department solely for battery research and manufacturing high energy density batteries for higher range and control instead of relying on Third party battery manufacturers like CATL etc.

[@farzana6676]

Anduril is not large enough to do that. Tesla should be leading on that front. Tesla has the resources and they also have the motive to achieve high energy density.

[@bashkillszombies]

"Watch a vaporware product we will get a government contract for to develop then disappear like Metalstorm."

[@ruskiwaffle1991]

metalstorm was a one product wonder, anduril is diversifying their stuff like with barracuda

[@u3nightcore271]

Wow! It can track objects precisely, to the point you will run if it chases you...

[@flightevolution8132]

Babe wake up, dude who keeps copying my "Babe, wake up" comments on Anduril videos just posted:

[@acid_8]

tfw you're babe waking up beside him 🤏

[@FreedomIsNotFree2023]

I would not want to end up on the receiving end of one of these.... Really cool tech.

[@etto3770]

all i want for Christmas is this

[@Mionwang]

huh my DJI can do this

[@dominickzaucha]

Ukrainians did a pretty good job using the landing light as a grenade dropper too. So theirs is reusable.

[@Junedmx]

Lol djis are even better

[@Mionwang]

I was being sarcastic you guys

[@mjk9388]

Loved the video and all the capabilties...exactly what we need in the US. I predict we'll need a palm-sized version for taking out individual infantry men who are spread out or just travelling in teams of 2. Something like what's in the "Slaughterbots" video on the DUST channel. A larger version would also be cool to see...something that can carry the explosive power of a 155mm High Explosive Round.

[@PentangleYT]

Name of the background music used in the video?

[@bikesbeersbeats]

For those that dont know Anduril is the elvish name of Elronds sword, which means flame of the west.

[@AlexODriscoll-zu9nf]

Thank Christ you guys are on our side.

[@RiwenX]

On the side of whoever pays enough

[@SAB-2381]

Well, more the competition, better for us as a customers.

[@chrislangeveldt8859]

Is it just me, or does glorifying warfare like this feel unsettling

[@elgrapa1]

The up-beat music, the Xbox UI, the aesthetic presentation. This feels like a dystopian parody -but it's real.

[@SafetyLucas]

It's similar to watching marketing conferences discuss targeted advertisements in glowing terms

[@eldenchunugus]

So it does what a 500-dollar drone, a grenade, and a decent pilot can for 50 times the price.

[@AndroSpud]

As freakishly awesome as this platform is, I think i would be more impressed if this unit was capable of delivering a payload to a target in a dive bomb fashion without being single use. Automated high speed dropping with say two payloads would be so much more cost effective. As someone who has personally built and flown FPV uavs in combat, I know what the cost per payload is - and I can guarantee its 1/10 the cost of this unit

[@Greene362]

Yeah but then you cut the range in half. Part of the sell is being able to use its full range to attack a target. Though I would agree adding in the option wouldn’t hurt.

[@thirtythreeeyes8624]

@@Greene362 Once you drop the munition flight time will go up a little but, still if it can only fly 20 minutes out then come back and it saves you $20k or more that's worth it I'd imagine. Plus the logistics of it, supply chain is going to have a hard time keeping up in the event we were trying to have one person send 20+ of these out in a day which is not unreasonable to expect ignoring the cost implications at least.

[@kschleic9053]

Looks like a lot of excess plastic and unnecessary folding mechanisms for something designed to explode on its target... It can have all the cool functionality in the world, if it costs more than 1000$ it's going to be irrelevant. Ditch the fancy housings and make the arms socket into place instead of fancy hinges. This is a fancy grenade, not a pod racer.

[@krazed0451]

When they described it as having a payload I expected it to be a drop style drone, not a kamikaze drone... I don't see why anyone would pay money the sort of money they'll ask for this when some kid with hobby grade equipment can perform the same function for much much less xD

[@donovanteale6502]

why not have both?

[@HolyOllie]

my guy its definitely more than 1000$, this is american made drone, with proprietary american made software

[@nicktubby9710]

​@@HolyOllie "low tens of thousands of dollars, depending on configuration" according to Anduril CSO

[@paulgemperlein626]

It seems like it's meant to be recon until the munition is needed. My guess is that it's reasonable price for a high-end recon drone and if you need the munition functionality then the cost of the drone is a small price to pay for eliminating a much more expensive target. It also has an optimized system to maximize chance of success rather than just letting a bomb free-fall or manually flying it it. It's basically a recon drone where you have the choice on any given mission to pay tens of thousands of dollars to eliminate a target if it's deemed worthwhile.

[@Titannz213]

what a cool looking drone, Air burst munitions and coming at you with speed out of the blue could have a terrible effect on a squad with little time to take cover. Who would ever wont to be grunt in the modern era