Anvil-K is Anduril Industries' kinetic Anvil counter-UAS interceptor, a high-speed quadcopter-class effector built to physically intercept Group 1 and Group 2 unmanned aircraft under Lattice-enabled control. Public sources distinguish the kinetic Anvil/Anvil-Kinetic configuration from the explosive Anvil-M variant and place it inside Kuwait's proposed 2026 Anduril counter-drone procurement package, but do not document named conflict employment.
Public reporting uses Anvil for the baseline kinetic interceptor and Anvil-M for the munition-equipped explosive variant. The Kuwait sale notice names Anvil-Kinetic, shortened here as Anvil-K.
| Variant | Configuration | Designation notes |
|---|---|---|
| Anvil-Kinetic | Kinetic-impact counter-UAS interceptor | The standard Anvil defeats target drones by direct physical impact rather than an explosive payload. Sources: Janes Kuwait Anduril C-UAS sale, Anduril Anvil-M launch announcement, C4ISRNet Anvil-M unveiling |
| Anvil-M | Explosive-payload counter-UAS interceptor | Anduril introduced Anvil-M as a detonating variant with a fire-control module and munition payload for Group 1 and Group 2 UAS threats, while retaining the Anvil family identity. Sources: Anduril Anvil-M launch announcement, C4ISRNet Anvil-M unveiling |
Public sources present Anvil-K as one kinetic effector inside Anduril's broader counter-UAS architecture rather than a standalone weapon.
| Compatible item | Item type | Compatibility evidence |
|---|---|---|
 | Recoverable counter-UAS interceptor | Kuwait sale reporting lists Anvil-Kinetic and Roadrunner-Munition in the same proposed Anduril counter-UAS package, with Roadrunner-M covering a larger munition-equipped interceptor role. Sources: State Department Kuwait C-UAS sale page, ASDNews State Department Kuwait C-UAS mirror, Janes Kuwait Anduril C-UAS sale, Breaking Defense Kuwait Anduril sale |
 | Electronic-warfare system family | The same 2026 counter-UAS package lists Pulsar electromagnetic-warfare equipment alongside Anvil-Kinetic, Lattice command and control, Sentry towers, and launch equipment. Sources: State Department Kuwait C-UAS sale page, ASDNews State Department Kuwait C-UAS mirror, Breaking Defense Kuwait Anduril sale, MilitaryLeak Kuwait FMS report |
Public information describes Anvil-K as one effector inside Anduril's wider counter-UAS system rather than as a standalone missile. The strongest sourced context links the interceptor to Lattice command and control, Launch Box launch equipment, Sentry sensor towers, Pulsar electronic warfare, and Roadrunner-M in a layered architecture.
Anvil-K physically intercepts smaller unmanned aircraft; Roadrunner-M covers a larger munition-equipped interceptor role in the same 2026 Kuwait package.
Anduril and sale reporting place Lattice at the command-and-control layer used to cue or manage counter-UAS engagements.
Pulsar is the linked electromagnetic-warfare layer in the publicly reported Anduril architecture and Kuwait package.
The public sources support system identity, roles, and procurement context, but do not document a specific battlefield conflict-use row for Anvil-K.
Anduril publicly introduced the Anvil counter-drone system in 2019 as a kinetic interceptor for small drone threats; later Anduril material continued to frame the family around autonomous interception cued by Lattice.
Sources: PR Newswire Anduril Interceptor launch, Anduril Anvil product page, C4ISRNet Anvil-M unveiling
Anduril and C4ISRNet described Anvil-M as a munition-equipped version of the Anvil interceptor family, distinct from the original kinetic-impact Anvil.
Sources: Anduril Anvil-M launch announcement, C4ISRNet Anvil-M unveiling
U.S. State Department and defense-industry reporting listed Anvil-Kinetic with Roadrunner-Munition, Lattice, Sentry towers, Pulsar, Menace, launch boxes, and support equipment in Kuwait's possible counter-UAS sale.
Sources: State Department Kuwait C-UAS sale page, ASDNews State Department Kuwait C-UAS mirror, Breaking Defense Kuwait Anduril sale, Janes Kuwait Anduril C-UAS sale, MilitaryLeak Kuwait FMS report
