US Army selects Anduril’s Lattice as enterprise C2 platform for C-UAS

Joint Interagency Task Force 401 (JIATF-401) has awarded Anduril Industries an US$87 million ($125 million) contract to use the company’s Lattice software as the tactical command and control solution for Counter Uncrewed Aerial Systems (C-UAS).

This contract is the first task order under the Army’s just-announced ten year Enterprise Agreement with Anduril, that’s worth potentially up to US$20 billion ($29 billion). The new agreement is designed to consolidate the procurement and management of the company’s commercially available technologies. This strategic move will streamline operations, reduce administrative costs, and accelerate the fielding of critical capabilities to Warfighters and other stakeholders across the US Government, according to a US Army statement.

 JIATF-401 is a US government organisation focused on synchronizing C-UAS efforts across the Department of War and broader Federal Government. By establishing both a common Command and Control (C2) software platform for C-UAS and a common process for US Government organizations to procure, deploy, and sustain ever-improving commercial counter-drone software at scale, JIATF-401 is rapidly accelerating the US’s response to the UAS threat, says Anduril in a media release.

“This enterprise contract is a critical step in establishing a common framework for counter-UAS interoperability,” said Brig. Gen. Matt Ross, director of JIATF-401. “It provides a foundational command and control capability. The Department of War and interagency partners now possess a clear path to a cohesive and operationally effective ecosystem that gives our warfighters the most advanced tools to defend the homeland.”

As JIATF-401’s command and control software foundation, Lattice integrates a broad range of sensors and effectors, from both legacy systems and newly fielded capabilities, to enable distributed detection, tracking, classification, and engagement of UAS threats in seconds.

Anduril’s development and deployment process is based on commercial software best practice and delivers a continuously improving Lattice capability drawing on operational lessons learned.

The enterprise license Lattice agreement comes after it was chosen as the US Army’s next-generation fire control capability for C-UAS missions under the Integrated Battle Command System (IBCS) Manoeuvre program.

Previously, the Department of War managed more than 120 separate procurement actions for Anduril’s commercial solutions. The new enterprise contract consolidates contracts and agreements into a single contractual framework, eliminating pass-through charges on subcontracts. This streamlined approach reduces procurement timelines, ensuring Soldiers have rapid access to cutting-edge software platforms, integrated hardware, data and compute infrastructure, and a full range of ancillary support services.