Palmer Luckey, founder of Anduril Industries, during a Bloomberg Tech interview at Anduril’s headquarters in Costa Mesa, California on October 10, 2025.
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Anduril has acquired missile tracking and intelligence firm ExoAnalytic Solutions as it expands its reach to US defense interests in space, the company announced Wednesday.
Through the acquisition, Anduril plans to leverage ExoAnalytic’s extensive network of telescopes and missile defense tracking to collect data that will improve its ground and satellite capabilities.
Gokul Subramanian, Anduril’s senior vice president of engineering for software programs, said the Defense Technology Agency aims to improve the Defense Department’s visibility in space as it becomes a “war-fighting domain.”
“We believe the (Defense Department) deserves an excellent catalog of everything that’s going on in space, across commercial and government-specific investments,” he told reporters. “We want to be part of the solution for the war fighter.”
President Donald Trump is pushing for a $175 billion defense system to protect the US from missile threats and rebuild the deteriorating US military.
Defense technology firms such as Anduril are scaling capabilities in an effort to win future contracts for the sprawling project known as the “Golden Dome,” where tracking systems and satellite data play a central role.
Founded by Oculus creator Palmer Luckey in 2017, Anduril has been steadily scaling its portfolio of space and satellite defense capabilities as it goes beyond its widely recognized autonomous drone technology. This is the company’s first acquisition for its space business.
The company is helping the US military build its $22 billion augmented reality headset program.
Media reported this month that Anduril is in talks to raise billions and double its valuation. Anduril last raised $2.5 billion in June at a valuation of $30.5 billion.
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