Anvil-K is Anduril Industries' kinetic Anvil counter-UAS interceptor, a high-speed quadcopter-class drone built to physically intercept Group 1 and Group 2 unmanned aircraft. Public sources distinguish it from the explosive Anvil-M variant and identify Anvil-Kinetic in Kuwait's proposed 2026 Anduril counter-drone procurement package.
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, 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. Sources: C4ISRNet Anvil-M unveiling |
Anduril publicly introduced the Anvil counter-drone system in 2019 as a kinetic interceptor for small drone threats.
Sources: C4ISRNet Anvil-M unveiling
C4ISRNet reported Anduril's unveiling of Anvil-M, distinguishing the munition-equipped version from the original kinetic Anvil that rams targets.
Sources: 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: Breaking Defense Kuwait Anduril sale, Janes Kuwait Anduril C-UAS 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.
The public sources support system identity, roles, and procurement context, but do not document a specific battlefield conflict-use row for Anvil-K.
