The Marines New Installation Counter UAS System

May 1, 2025

Anduril Industries
Orange County, CA
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The U.S. Marine Corps awarded a 10-year, $642 million program of record to Anduril Industries to develop and sustain their new Installation-Counter small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (I-CsUAS) technology. I-CsUAS is a platform powered by machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI) to protect Marine Corps installations globally by detecting, identifying, tracking and defeating small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS).

In a press release published in March 2025, Anduril announced the new 10-year I-CsUAS contract award, noting that it will use a “software-first approach” powered by their Lattice platform. Anduril’s solution will integrate multiple sensors and effectors into an easy-to-use, shared command and control (C2) interface and uses an open architecture to enable rapid iteration and system upgrades.

The current I-CsUAS technology the Marines have been using, according to a 2022 update about the system, is a mobile tower comprised of a radar system and optical sensor that features a passive radio frequency (RF) detection capability. The system uses AI and ML to autonomously analyze sensor data and also has a separate non-kinetic defeat capability.

In 2024, the Marine Corps issued an industry solicitation to procure a new I-CsUAS capability to encompass “detecting, identifying, tracking and defeating small unmanned aircraft systems,” according to the solicitation. While Anduril did not provide many details about the I-CsUAS technology they’re developing for the program, the 2024 solicitation outlined the need for the upgrade. “This kill chain will encompass integrated and networked sensor nodes along with the ability to protect the defended asset both non-kinetically and kinetically as laws and policy allow. An installation security capability gap exists regarding the detection, tracking, identification, and defeat of sUAS operating under the vicinity of covered facilities and assets as described in United States Code Title 10, Section 130i,” it notes.

I-CsUAS was the latest Marine Corps contract win for Anduril Industries, following a $200 million contract awarded in November to develop a C-UAS Engagement System for the Marine Air Defense Integrated System (MADIS). To meet the growing demand for its defense solutions, Anduril has invested in Arsenal-1, a first of its kind manufacturing facility that leverages software to manufacture autonomous systems at scale. Arsenal-1 will enable timely deployment of systems worldwide while maintaining the flexibility to adapt to future defense needs.

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