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American high-performance, multi-mission autonomous fighter jet “Fury” will make its first appearance outside of the USA at the Avalon Australian International Airshow 2025.
Fury, manufactured by US defence company Anduril, is designed to act as a force multiplier for crewed fighter aircraft.
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The aircraft reportedly combines collaborative autonomy, hyperscale producibility, modularity and affordability to expand the ability of US and allied forces to project combat airpower.
“Anduril Australia is honoured to display Fury at the Avalon International Airshow,” Anduril Australia chief executive and executive chairman David Goodrich OAM said.
“It’s the first time it has been shown outside the USA. Autonomous air systems will be crucial for achieving air superiority in future conflicts.
“Our adversaries are making major investments in this area and we need to move faster to develop autonomous systems for the defence of Australia and our allies.
“They provide a comprehensive view of battlefield dynamics and keep our warfighters out of unnecessary danger.
“As with all our products, Fury has been designed for simplicity and large-scale production. At Anduril, we are focused on driving out unnecessary complexity, eliminating unnecessary materials, parts, tooling and specialised processes, and leveraging commercial components wherever possible. Hardware and material choices are optimised around cost, speed, simplicity and supply chain.”
In the US, a missionised variant of Fury, called YFQ-44A, was down-selected by the United States Air Force for Increment One of the Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) program last year.
The CCA program is an effort to develop, produce and field uncrewed fighter aircraft that will act as force multipliers for current and next-generation crewed aircraft, increasing and expanding their survivability, effectiveness and mission capabilities.
“If Fury fills a need for the ADF, we will be ready to support the need, subject to export approvals,” Goodrich said.
According to Diem Salmon, vice president for air dominance and strike at Anduril, Fury, which is powered by a commercial business jet engine, is designed for mass production by the broadest possible workforce.
“Fielding robots is a unique challenge, but one that is critical that we get right. Mission autonomy software is what makes that possible,” she said.
“Anduril’s Lattice for Mission Autonomy software platform establishes a common software baseline that makes it possible for a single human operator to interact and fight with scalable teams of diverse robotic assets, including autonomous air vehicles, maritime vessels, launched effects and more, dramatically extending their reach, capabilities and situational awareness.”
