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Anduril gets $2.9B Navy contract after Luckey joins Pentagon group
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Fusion42 · 7 October 2026 · Fusion42 review
Anduril won up to a $2.9 billion contract with the U.S. Navy to support submarine production and is investing $3.7 billion to develop a new shipyard near Baltimore to build Virginia-class submarine components. This comes days after co-founder Palmer Luckey joined the Pentagon's future weapons task force, Project Meridian.
This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Defense Tech, and 2 sources have reported it.
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You face a new major buyer in U.S. Navy shipbuilding as Anduril expands from autonomous systems into submarine components and shipyards. This contract signals shifting prime contractor roles and supply chain openings for suppliers ready to support cutting-edge naval projects.
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2 sources · 6 Oct 2026
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