Ghost (Ghost-X)

Anduril's Ghost (current Ghost-X variant) is a helicopter-style single-rotor autonomous VTOL small drone for intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance, redesigned on Ukrainian combat feedback from the 2020 Ghost 4. It carries about 20 to 25 pounds over roughly 75 to 90 minutes and 25 kilometers, runs Anduril's Lattice autonomy, and sits on the Defense Innovation Unit's China-free Blue UAS list. Its autonomy is verified-substantive, not marketing: Lattice delivers fielded onboard autonomy including radio-silent flight, single-operator multi-drone teaming, and automatic low-battery mission hand-off, and the registry wires Ghost to the Lattice brain (not to Shield AI's Hivemind). The deployment record is strong: a September 2024 US Army Company-Level small-UAS Tranche 1 selection under a $14.417 million ten-year contract, Replicator fielding to Brigade Combat Teams, more than 1,200 unit-hours across thirteen Army units, and combat use in Ukraine since 2022. It is defense procurement equipment sold on contract; there is no consumer price.

Readiness

Ghost (Ghost-X) is internal use only (not for retail), no capability claims are on file, the model has no verified field deployments in the registry, and no incidents are on record.

Availability

internal-only

Internal use only (not for retail).

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Price honesty

no-price

No price points on file for Ghost (Ghost-X).

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Capability honesty

no-claims

No reviewed capability claims on file for Ghost (Ghost-X).

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Real-world use

production

Maturity: production. No verified deployments in the registry.

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Safety record

no-incidents

No incidents on record. No verified deployments either.

What it claims to do

No reviewed capability claims on file.

Price

No reviewed price points on file.

Real-world use

No verified deployments on file for Ghost (Ghost-X).

Safety record

No incidents on record. No verified deployments either, so the absence is uninformative.

Privacy

No privacy practices disclosed or on file for Ghost (Ghost-X).

Specs

notes

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specs

Ghost-X (current; redesigned on Ukraine combat feedback; lineage Ghost 4, Sept 2020). Endurance ~75-90 min, range ~25 km, payload ~20-25 lb (specs drift by source/variant). Runs Anduril's Lattice autonomy. On the DIU Blue UAS List (China-free supply chain).

formFactor

aerial (helicopter-style single-rotor autonomous VTOL small UAS for ISR/reconnaissance)

What's under the hood

• Runs on Anduril Latticeos-layer

Frequently asked questions

Is the Ghost (Ghost-X) actually available for purchase?

Not available to consumers. In internal use by Anduril Industries.Source: Profile of Anduril CEO Brian Schimpf (May 6, 2026)

What does the Ghost (Ghost-X) cost?

Not announced.

Where is the Ghost (Ghost-X) being used?

No verified field deployments on record.

What's the Ghost (Ghost-X) running on?

Ghost (Ghost-X) runs on Anduril Lattice (os-layer, production maturity).

Is the Ghost (Ghost-X) safe?

No incidents on record, but with no verified field deployments either, the absence is uninformative.

How does the Ghost (Ghost-X) handle privacy?

No privacy practices disclosed or on file for Ghost (Ghost-X).

Who makes the Ghost (Ghost-X)?

Ghost (Ghost-X) is made by Anduril Industries, based in Costa Mesa, California, USA.Source: Profile of Anduril CEO Brian Schimpf (May 6, 2026)

Compared to

• Shield AI V-BATby Shield AI · aerial
• HX-2 (and HF-1)by Helsing · aerial

Sources

1. US Army selects vendors for Company-Level sUAS Directed Requirement (Ghost-X; $14.417M IDIQ) · https://www.army.mil/article/279603/ ↗
2. Army moves to rapidly field Anduril's Ghost-X via Replicator MRR · https://defensescoop.com/2024/10/17/replicator-ghost-x-drones-anduril-army/ ↗
3. Army selects 2 attritable UAS for company-level recon (Ghost-X + PDW C-100) · https://breakingdefense.com/2024/09/army-selects-two-attritable-uass-for-company-level-recon-surveillance-and-target-acquisition/ ↗
4. Anduril on Ghost-X fielding (1,200+ unit-hours; crash context) · https://defence-industry.eu/anduril-responds-to-reports-of-failed-altius-and-ghost-x-tests-with-wider-context-on-development/ ↗
5. Ghost 4 VTOL sUAS (lineage; helicopter-style autonomous ISR) · https://www.airforce-technology.com/projects/ghost-4-vtol-suas/ ↗
6. Profile of Anduril CEO Brian Schimpf (May 6, 2026) · https://fortune.com/2026/05/06/anduril-ceo-brian-schimpf-defense-tech-military-pentagon-palmer-luckey/ ↗
7. Anduril raises $2.5B Series G at $30.5B valuation, led by Founders Fund (June 5, 2025) · https://techcrunch.com/2025/06/05/anduril-raises-2-5b-at-30-5b-valuation-led-by-founders-fund/ ↗
8. Anduril $30.5B valuation; Founders Fund $1B (June 5, 2025) · https://www.cnbc.com/2025/06/05/anduril-valuation-founders-fund.html ↗
9. Anduril nears legacy-prime scale at ~$31B valuation (June 5, 2025) · https://fortune.com/2025/06/05/anduril-palmer-luckey-funding-30-billion-valuation-founders-fund/ ↗
10. Anduril targeting $60B valuation in new round (Mar 3, 2026) · https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/03/anduril-aims-at-60-billion-valuation-in-new-funding-round/ ↗
11. Anduril raising ~$4B at $60B valuation (Mar 4, 2026) · https://www.axios.com/2026/03/04/anduril-palmer-luckey-valuation ↗
12. Anduril building Arsenal-1 hyperscale manufacturing facility in Ohio (Jan 2025) · https://www.anduril.com/news/anduril-building-arsenal-1-hyperscale-manufacturing-facility-in-ohio ↗
13. Anduril to build ~$1B Arsenal-1 autonomous-weapons plant in Ohio (Jan 16, 2025) · https://www.defensenews.com/industry/2025/01/16/anduril-to-build-arsenal-1-autonomous-weapons-plant-in-central-ohio/ ↗
14. Inside Arsenal-1 as it preps for production (Mar 23, 2026) · https://www.axios.com/local/columbus/2026/03/23/anduril-factory-rickenbacker-facility-production ↗
15. Anduril takes over the US Army IVAS program; Azure preferred cloud (Feb 11, 2025) · https://news.microsoft.com/source/2025/02/11/anduril-and-microsoft-partner-to-advance-integrated-visual-augmentation-system-ivas-program-for-the-u-s-army/ ↗
16. Anduril takes over Microsoft's $22B US Army headset program (Feb 11, 2025) · https://www.cnbc.com/2025/02/11/anduril-to-take-over-microsofts-22-billion-us-army-headset-program.html ↗
17. Army approves IVAS novation to Anduril (Apr 2025) · https://breakingdefense.com/2025/04/anduril-gets-green-light-from-army-to-take-over-microsofts-ivas-project-exec/ ↗