Product · Air
Roadrunner-M
Recoverable twin-jet VTOL interceptor that can return and land if it does not engage.
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Recoverable twin-jet VTOL interceptor that can return and land if it does not engage.
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No milestones recorded for Roadrunner-M yet. The timeline fills in as unveilings, tests, contracts and deliveries are sourced.
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Cost to the government
- Contract unit priceReported$500KEstimate / observation: 2025-05-18
Business Insider describes 'the roughly $500,000 Roadrunner-M' in context of US Navy/DoD purchases (DoD bought 500+ Roadrunner-M in Oct 2024 under a ~$250M contract that also included Pulsar EW systems, so the contract cannot be divided cleanly; $250M/500 = $500K upper bound incl. Pulsar). Approximate press figure, not an official unit price.
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News1
Sources3
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Business Insider · May 18, 2025 · Supports: Cost · amount
“The roughly $500,000 Roadrunner-M, the explosive variant of Anduril's reusable autonomous aerial vehicle (AAV), is purpose-built to detect and target aerial threats.”
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Zona Militar · Oct 11, 2024 · Supports: Cost · other
“The contract, valued at USD 249,978,466, includes the delivery of more than 500 Roadrunner-M unmanned systems, in addition to”
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Defense News · Oct 8, 2024 · Supports: System
“the Defense Department will buy 500 Roadrunner all-up rounds”
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