Air Force picks Anduril, General Atomics to develop unmanned fighter jets

Re:Air Force picks Anduril, General Atomics to develop unman... by pantsforbirds on Thursday April 25, 2024 @11:05AM (#40158450)

I think their biggest differentiator is the way they sell their products. They haven't made a habit of winning big research contracts, blowing past the budget, and then blowing past the original per-unit manufacturing price estimates.

It's probably much easier to make a deal with a company that is able to meet pricing and delivery dates

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Re:Air Force picks Anduril, General Atomics to develop unman... by wbl on Thursday April 25, 2024 @11:14AM (#40158547)

You've forgotten blow past the previous state of the art in those contracts. That's part of why overruns happen is the goals tend to be ambitious.

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Re:Air Force picks Anduril, General Atomics to develop unman... by caeril on Thursday April 25, 2024 @02:01PM (#40160936)

> I think their biggest differentiator is the way they sell their products.

They still sell their products in the same way the other contractors do, though. Specifically, you have to flash a badge to even get in the door.

Civilians, if they have the resources, should be able to procure these systems and vehicles if they so choose.

I'd much rather protect my property perimeter with one of their Lattice systems than with the hodgepodge array of Ubiquiti cameras and PIR sensors I use now.

I'd love to play with an ALTIUS out in the desert, even if I'm limited to civilian munitions.

But they won't even talk to you unless you are a Pig, a Fed, or a Glowie.

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