Anduril Industries and General Dynamics Land Systems (GDLS) have announced a strategic partnership to equip GDLS armored vehicles and other ground platforms with Anduril’s Spark radar.
The collaboration addresses the growing challenge posed by drones and precision weapons, enhancing situational awareness and survivability for ground forces.
Unlike traditional retrofits, Anduril’s advanced radar, sensor, and battle management technologies will be integrated during vehicle design, enabling seamless capability fusion.
Spark Radar Capabilities
The Spark radar, purpose-built for maneuver and force protection, detects airborne and surface threats with exceptional range and resolution. Its X/Ku-band system can monitor small drones up to 10 km, larger UAVs up to 18 km, and ground vehicles up to 12 km.
Through the Lattice C2 network, radar data is shared in real time across vehicles and command nodes to ensure fleet-wide coordination.
Toward Networked Defense
This effort marks a step toward a distributed defense ecosystem, linking multiple vehicles and sensors into a unified network.
The Spark radar will first be deployed on armored vehicles, later expanding to command and fire support platforms.
Anduril stated that this approach delivers greater integration, improved performance, and scalable protection, representing a shift from platform-centric to system-of-systems defense architecture.
