Anduril has been awarded a $23.9 million contract by the U.S. Marine Corps to deliver more than 600 Bolt-M loitering munition systems under the next phase of the Organic Precision Fires-Light programme, the company stated.
The award follows a 13-month testing and evaluation period in which Anduril supplied more than 250 Bolt-M systems to the U.S. Marine Corps. According to the company, the systems were assessed against a range of safety, environmental and performance requirements, with the trials intended to inform the service’s decision on initial operational fielding.
The OPF-L programme is designed to give dismounted Marine infantry rifle squads a man-portable precision strike capability able to engage targets beyond line of sight. Bolt-M is intended to be operated at small-unit level, providing organic loitering munition support without reliance on higher-echelon fires.
Under the newly awarded contract, Anduril is scheduled to deliver more than 600 Bolt-M systems, along with associated ground control stations and ancillary equipment, between February 2026 and April 2027. The company said the first operational Marine units are expected to begin fielding the system in summer 2026, where personnel will train and employ the capability within tactical formations.
During the testing phase, Bolt-M demonstrated performance across multiple target sets, including endurance, payload capacity and range, according to the company. Following this evaluation period, the Marine Corps selected the system for initial fielding as part of its wider effort to expand organic precision fires at the squad level.
In parallel with the programme, Anduril said it has been investing in expanding production capacity for Bolt-M. The company stated that its manufacturing processes and facilities have been scaled to support production of more than 100 systems per month, with plans to increase sustained output across Bolt variants to more than 175 systems per month. The company added that recent deliveries of several hundred Bolt systems to another customer within a short timeframe were used internally to validate its production approach, as Anduril prepares to meet anticipated demand from both the OPF-L programme and future requirements.
“recent deliveries of several hundred Bolt systems to another customer within a short timeframe were used internally to validate its production approach”
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