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Barracuda-500

Low-cost cruise missile family with air-, ground- and pallet-launched variants.

by Anduril Industries · Unveiled Sep 12, 2024

PrototypeMissileAirUnveiledSep 12, 2024
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Milestones2024
  1. First flightFirst flight test of pallet-launched Barracuda-500M, reported
  2. UnveiledBarracuda family including Barracuda-500 unveiled, reported

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  1. First flightReported

    First flight test of pallet-launched Barracuda-500M

    Company-reported first successful flight test of the pallet-launched variant.

  2. UnveiledReported

    Barracuda family including Barracuda-500 unveiled

    Anduril unveiled the Barracuda family of autonomous air vehicles, naming the Barracuda-100, Barracuda-250 and Barracuda-500. No earlier public naming of Barracuda-500 was found; Anduril's June 2024 Enterprise Test Vehicle selection did not name the vehicle.

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