{"title":"Anduril vs Elbit: Defense & security compared","url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/compare/anduril-vs-elbit","comparison":"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.","companies":[{"name":"Anduril","url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/anduril","city":"Costa Mesa","country":"United States","stage":"Established","founded":null,"last_round":null,"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.","assessed_in":{"domain":"Robotics","list":"Robotics 100","rank":16,"score":90,"tier":"member","scores":{"gate_ne":["firepower"],"leverage":10,"position":10,"progress":9,"firepower":10,"commercial":10,"deployment":8,"production":8,"technology":8},"why":"Anduril builds and supplies autonomous defense systems, including combat drones, counter-UAS systems, autonomous warships, attack rotorcraft, and the Lattice command-and-control platform.","segment":"Defense & security","layer":"Systems"},"signals_total":146,"facts_total":104},{"name":"Elbit","url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/elbit","city":"Haifa","country":"Israel","stage":"public","founded":null,"last_round":null,"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).","assessed_in":{"domain":"Robotics","list":"Robotics 100","rank":40,"score":84,"tier":"member","scores":{"gate_ne":["firepower"],"leverage":8,"position":8,"progress":8,"firepower":10,"commercial":10,"deployment":8,"production":8,"technology":8},"why":"Elbit Systems develops and sells unmanned defense systems, including aerial, ground and other autonomous platforms used for intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance and combat missions.","segment":"Defense & security","layer":"Systems"},"signals_total":2,"facts_total":11}],"note":"Assessment by Frontier Tech Intelligence; facts and signals carry their sources."}