Anduril vs Elbit: Defense & security compared

November 2026 edition · assessment by Frontier Tech Intelligence

Anduril ranks 16 on the Robotics 100 with a score of 90; Elbit ranks 40 with 84. Anduril is ahead on progress, positioning and leverage. Level on deployment, production, commercials, technology and firepower. Anduril is based in Costa Mesa, United States, Elbit in Haifa, Israel. Anduril: Established. Elbit: public. Anduril is named in 146 signals and Elbit in 2.

Anduril →

Costa Mesa, California, United States · Robotics · Systems / Defense & security · Established · anduril.com

Anduril builds and supplies autonomous defense systems, including combat drones, counter-UAS systems, autonomous warships, attack rotorcraft, and the Lattice command-and-control platform.

Robotics 100 · rank 16 · score 90Space · watchlist · score 73AI Infra 100 · rank 97 · score 71

Scores, Robotics (of 10)

Deployment8
Production8
Commercials10
Progress9
Technology8
Positioning10
Firepower10
Leverage10

Darker bar: ahead of the other company on that measure.

Positioning

Anduril is a privately controlled U.S. defense-technology company combining autonomous aircraft, maritime systems, weapons, counter-UAS products and the Lattice command-and-control platform, with reach across the United States, Australia, the United Kingdom, NATO, the UAE and other allied customers. Its 2025-26 trajectory includes $2.2 billion of 2025 revenue, a $5 billion Series H at a $61 billion valuation in May 2026, first completed Fury production at Arsenal-1 in July 2026, a Golden Dome space-interceptor consortium, and a September 2026 warning that Fury production contracts require FY2027 appropriations. The distinguishing point is its attempt to become a vertically integrated, high-rate defense prime; the open question is whether production, profitability and government-program execution can keep pace with its valuation and expansion.

Latest signals

  • Anduril will assemble Blue Chip laptops at Arsenal One in Ohio with about 90% U.S. or allied parts.Moonshots with Peter Diamandis
  • Anduril and Qualcomm announced Blue Chip, a line of hardened American-made computers.Moonshots with Peter Diamandis
  • Anduril and Saronic have built large U.S. production facilities for system manufacturing.a16z

146 signals name Anduril.

Facts, with sources

  • No space-domain revenue disclosedAnduril
  • Acquired Numerica Corporation's radar and command-and-control businessesExoAnalytic Solutions
  • Collaborative Combat Aircraft drones expected to be in service by 2032Breaking Defense

104 facts on file.

Elbit →

Haifa, Haifa District, Israel · Robotics · Systems / Defense & security · public · elbitsystems.com

Elbit Systems develops and sells unmanned defense systems, including aerial, ground and other autonomous platforms used for intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance and combat missions.

Robotics 100 · rank 40 · score 84Space · watchlist · score 48

Scores, Robotics (of 10)

Deployment8
Production8
Commercials10
Progress8
Technology8
Positioning8
Firepower10
Leverage8

Darker bar: ahead of the other company on that measure.

Positioning

Elbit Systems is an Israeli defense contractor (Nasdaq/TASE:ESLT) whose Hermes UAS family, UGVs, and autonomous systems sit inside its Aerospace and Land segments; group Q2-26 revenue was $2,287M (+15.9%) against a record $32.0B backlog (73% ex-Israel). Recent activity includes a ~$350M MBT upgrade contract (May 2026) and $370M+ in US CBP awards (July 2026), with Land segment revenue up 32%. Unmanned-specific revenue and orders are not broken out (group-scoped).

Latest signals

  • Elbit acquired Canadian autonomous underwater systems company ISE.Breaking Defense
  • Elbit received a $120 million contract to prototype combat smart goggles.MIT Technology Review

2 signals name Elbit.

Facts, with sources

  • FUSE autonomous systems operationally deployed with customers in Israel, the United States and Europeelbitsystems.com
  • Over 21,000 employeeselbitsystems.com
  • USD 2287100000elbitsystems.com

11 facts on file.

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Anduril or Elbit: which is ahead in robotics?

Anduril ranks 16 on the Robotics 100 with a score of 90; Elbit ranks 40 with 84. Anduril is ahead on progress, positioning and leverage. Level on deployment, production, commercials, technology and firepower. Anduril is based in Costa Mesa, United States, Elbit in Haifa, Israel. Anduril: Established. Elbit: public. Anduril is named in 146 signals and Elbit in 2.

How do Anduril and Elbit compare?

Anduril ranks 16 on the Robotics 100 with a score of 90; Elbit ranks 40 with 84. Anduril is ahead on progress, positioning and leverage. Level on deployment, production, commercials, technology and firepower. Anduril is based in Costa Mesa, United States, Elbit in Haifa, Israel. Anduril: Established. Elbit: public. Anduril is named in 146 signals and Elbit in 2. Both company files carry the scores on eight measures, the facts with sources and the latest signals.

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