Defensa aérea

Roadrunner-M

Also known as
  • Roadrunner-Munition
  • Roadrunner Munition
  • Anduril Roadrunner-M
  • interceptor Roadrunner

Roadrunner-M es la variante interceptora VTOL de alto explosivo de Anduril del vehículo aéreo autónomo Roadrunner, diseñada como una capa de defensa aérea counter-UAS recuperable que puede permanecer en espera ante amenazas aéreas, atacar por orden del operador o regresar para su reutilización cuando no se consume.

Roadrunner-M, Interceptor counter-UAS recuperable, Defensa aérea
Image source: Anduril Roadrunner product page
Profile / Specs

Profile

Origin
Estados Unidos
Type
Interceptor counter-UAS recuperable
Service note
Década de 2020-presente
Designer
Anduril Industries
Designed
Periodo de desarrollo aproximado de 2021-2023 antes de la presentación de diciembre de 2023
Unit cost
El vehículo aéreo Roadrunner se describió públicamente como con un coste de cientos de miles de dólares en la parte baja de ese rango antes de la producción a escala
Produced
Producción inicial de bajo ritmo anunciada en 2023; adquisición suplementaria del FY2024 y entregas estadounidenses bajo un contrato de 2024 previstas hasta 2025

Specifications

Misión
Interceptor recuperable de defensa aérea terrestre para counter-UAS y otras amenazas aéreas
Lanzamiento y recuperación
Despegue y aterrizaje vertical desde un lanzador o nido autónomo; recuperable cuando no se consume
Propulsión
Dos pequeños motores turborreactores
Clase de velocidad
Vuelo de alto subsónico
Maniobra
Maniobra de alta carga G descrita públicamente, con cifras exactas no divulgadas
Carga útil
Ojiva interceptora de alto explosivo en Roadrunner-M; arquitectura de cargas útiles modulares en el vehículo aéreo Roadrunner más amplio
Modelo de operador
Autonomía supervisada por operador con sensores y procesamiento a bordo, e integración con sistemas externos de mando y control o control de fuego
Límite de datos públicos
No se han divulgado públicamente cifras exactas de alcance, autonomía, tamaño de ojiva, velocidad máxima ni altitud
Variants

Anduril presenta Roadrunner como una familia modular de vehículos aéreos autónomos reutilizables; Roadrunner-M es la configuración de munición/interceptor.

VariantConfigurationDesignation notes
RoadrunnerVehículo aéreo autónomo reutilizable

El Roadrunner de base es un vehículo aéreo autónomo VTOL con dos turborreactores, cargas útiles modulares y prestaciones de alto subsónico.

Sources: Anduril Roadrunner product page, DefenseScoop Roadrunner unveiling

Capa de guerra electrónica

El anuncio contractual de Anduril con el Department of Defense de 2024 presenta Roadrunner-M y Pulsar como capacidades complementarias de defensa aérea.

Compatible itemItem typeCompatibility evidence
Pulsar, Software-defined electromagnetic-warfare system family, Electronic WarfarePulsarFamilia de sistemas de guerra electrónica

El anuncio contractual dice que se ordenaron conjuntamente más de 500 sistemas Roadrunner-M y capacidades adicionales de guerra electrónica Pulsar para necesidades estadounidenses de defensa aérea.

Sources: Anduril Roadrunner-M contract announcement

Relationship-Only Context

Las fuentes públicas describen evaluación en combate y adquisición estadounidense sin nombrar un conflicto del catálogo en el que se haya usado Roadrunner-M. Por tanto, el contexto respaldado es la arquitectura del sistema, la adquisición y los límites de la evidencia pública, no el empleo en un conflicto nombrado.

Capa cinética

Roadrunner-M es la configuración interceptora de alto explosivo dentro de la familia de vehículos aéreos autónomos Roadrunner.

Capa EW

El paquete de entrega del Department of Defense de 2024 combina más de 500 sistemas Roadrunner-M con capacidades adicionales de guerra electrónica Pulsar.

Adquisición SOCOM

Un libro presupuestario de SOCOM de junio de 2025 identifica la adquisición suplementaria del FY2024 de sistemas Roadrunner expedicionarios de emplazamiento fijo, rondas completas Roadrunner y equipo auxiliar para misiones counter-uncrewed-system.

Interceptor comparable

Informes sobre la U.S. Navy trataron Roadrunner-M junto con Coyote como una capa merodeadora counter-drone de menor coste, mientras que los lanzadores embarcados visibles públicamente fueron evaluados como similares a Coyote más que como nidos Roadrunner.

Timeline

Roadrunner-M Key Events

  1. Roadrunner y Roadrunner-M presentados

    Anduril presentó públicamente Roadrunner como un vehículo aéreo autónomo VTOL reutilizable y Roadrunner-M como la variante interceptora de alto explosivo.

    Sources: Anduril Roadrunner-M unveiling, DefenseScoop Roadrunner unveiling

  2. Evaluación operativa en combate informada

    Anduril dijo posteriormente que Roadrunner había sido desplegado operacionalmente para evaluación en combate desde enero de 2024, sin nombrar públicamente un conflicto ni una rama militar.

    Sources: Air & Space Forces Roadrunner-M contract, Anduril Roadrunner-M contract announcement

  3. Contrato de producción del U.S. Department of Defense anunciado

    Anduril anunció un contrato de 249.978.466 dólares para entregar interceptores Roadrunner-M y sistemas de guerra electrónica Pulsar a servicios de defensa estadounidenses.

    Sources: Anduril Roadrunner-M contract announcement, Defense News Roadrunner-M contract

  4. Libro presupuestario de SOCOM identifica adquisición de Roadrunner

    La justificación de adquisiciones de SOCOM para el FY2026 dijo que la financiación suplementaria del FY2024 adquirió sistemas Roadrunner expedicionarios de emplazamiento fijo, rondas completas Roadrunner y equipo auxiliar para misiones counter-uncrewed-system.

    Sources: DoD FY2026 SOCOM procurement justification

  5. Contexto naval estadounidense de defensa contra drones embarcada informado

    TWZ informó que el trabajo de destructores de la U.S. Navy contra drones incluía interceptores Coyote y Roadrunner-M como capas merodeadoras de menor coste contra amenazas aéreas no tripuladas, aunque señaló que los lanzadores visibles a bordo en las fotos disponibles se parecían a equipo Coyote más que a nidos Roadrunner.

    Sources: TWZ Navy Coyote and Roadrunner-M destroyer report

Media

Roadrunner-M Videos

Roadrunner-M Images

Roadrunner-M, Interceptor counter-UAS recuperable, Defensa aérea - view 1
Source: Anduril Roadrunner product page
Roadrunner-M, Interceptor counter-UAS recuperable, Defensa aérea - view 2
Source: Anduril Roadrunner product page
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Sources

Anduril Roadrunner product pagePublisher: Anduril Industries | Note: Supports the Roadrunner family identity, reusable VTOL autonomous air vehicle description, twin turbojet propulsion, high-subsonic speed, modular payloads, AI-driven autonomy, and product image provenance. | Accessed: 2026-07-04Anduril Roadrunner-M unveilingPublisher: Anduril Industries | Note: Supports the December 2023 unveiling, Roadrunner-M designation, recoverable ground-based air-defense framing, and official Roadrunner-M image provenance. | Accessed: 2026-07-04DefenseScoop Roadrunner unveilingPublisher: DefenseScoop | Note: Supports the twin-jet VTOL description, Roadrunner-Munition name, high-explosive interceptor role, recoverability when not expended, development timing, low-rate production context, and undisclosed performance limits. | Accessed: 2026-07-04TWZ Roadrunner interceptor analysisPublisher: The War Zone | Note: Supports the autonomous reusable air-vehicle concept, nest launcher context, low-hundreds-of-thousands cost statement, Roadrunner-M low-rate production context, and comparison to Coyote as another jet-powered counter-UAS interceptor. | Accessed: 2026-07-04Anduril Roadrunner-M contract announcementPublisher: Anduril Industries | Note: Supports the October 2024 Department of Defense contract value, multi-service air-defense capability context, Roadrunner-M and Pulsar delivery package, operational combat-evaluation statement, and contract-announcement image provenance; it does not identify a specific conflict-use row. | Accessed: 2026-07-04Defense News Roadrunner-M contractPublisher: Defense News | Note: Supports the October 2024 Pentagon contract reporting, more than 500 Roadrunner rounds, planned deliveries through 2025, and U.S. priority-region drone-threat context without naming an exact conflict. | Accessed: 2026-07-04Air & Space Forces Roadrunner-M contractPublisher: Air & Space Forces Magazine | Note: Supports Roadrunner-M as a high-explosive counter-drone system, the more-than-500-system contract context, planned deliveries, recoverability when not detonated, and the January 2024 combat-evaluation statement without naming an exact conflict. | Accessed: 2026-07-04Designation-Systems Roadrunner profilePublisher: Designation-Systems.Net | Note: Supports the compact technical profile: approximately 1.5 m length, turbojet VTOL design, Roadrunner-M high-explosive surface-to-air loitering-interceptor role, return-to-base behavior, and the absence of public range or loiter-time data. | Accessed: 2026-07-04DoD FY2026 SOCOM procurement justificationPublisher: U.S. Department of Defense Comptroller | Note: Supports FY2024 supplemental procurement of expeditionary fixed-site Roadrunner systems, Roadrunner all-up rounds, and ancillary equipment for counter-uncrewed-system missions; the document uses Roadrunner naming and does not identify a conflict-use row. | Accessed: 2026-07-04TWZ Navy Coyote and Roadrunner-M destroyer reportPublisher: The War Zone | Note: Supports 2025 reporting that U.S. Navy destroyer counter-drone work included Coyote and Roadrunner-M interceptors as lower-cost loitering layers, and the caveat that visible launchers in available imagery resembled Coyote equipment rather than Roadrunner nests. | Accessed: 2026-07-04