Anduril Industries has teamed up with Singapore’s Defence Science and Technology Agency and the Republic of Singapore Air Force to explore how manned and unmanned systems can work together on the battlefield.
Announced at the Singapore Defence Technology Summit 2025, the partnership will focus on how mixed teams of human soldiers and robotic systems can improve situational awareness and help military commanders make faster, better decisions. The project will use Anduril’s Lattice for Mission Autonomy software to develop collaborative behaviors and then test them in a series of simulations in 2026.
“This agreement represents Anduril’s first international partnership for Lattice for Mission Autonomy and is the latest evidence of how Anduril is accelerating the employment of software-defined, hardware-enabled capabilities across U.S., allied and partner nation forces,” Anduril co-founder and CEO Brian Schimpf said in a statement. “By embracing mission autonomy, Singapore is taking a leading role in operationalizing robotic and autonomous systems in the Indo-Pacific.”
DSTA Chief Executive Ng Chad-Son highlighted the need to invest in novel technologies such as autonomy and artificial intelligence. He said working with innovative companies allows Singapore to “push the boundaries of technology and develop new concepts to overcome operational challenges.” Earlier this month, the Southeast Asian nation boosted its defense budget by over 12 percent to $17.5 billion, with funds earmarked for counter-drone systems and a new combat vessel designed to work with unmanned platforms.
Elsewhere in the Asia-Pacific, Anduril is working with the Australian government to co-fund another autonomy venture called the Ghost Shark program, which aims to develop an autonomous submarine for intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance and strike missions.