Anduril and Impulse Space sign deal for space missions

Anduril Industries announced a strategic partnership with Impulse Space, a Redondo Beach-based provider of space transportation services to further enable rapid development and delivery of integrated space systems to high-energy orbits for the United States and allies. The partnership combines Impulse Space’s expertise in highly manoeuvrable, high-energy spacecraft with Anduril’s core competencies in mission autonomy, edge processing, infrared imaging, command and control, and other autonomous technologies. Under the partnership, Impulse will provide its manoeuvrable Mira vehicle to Anduril, allowing the two companies to move rapidly in pursuit of complex national security missions. Impulse Space will also onboard Mira into Lattice, Anduril’s AI-enabled software platform, to enable autonomous monitoring and mission management. Lattice will allow a single operator to control, task, and manoeuvre multiple spacecraft simultaneously, accelerating in-space mobility for national security customers and enhancing responsiveness in increasingly contested orbital environments, including geostationary Earth orbit (GEO). As a mission systems integrator, Anduril will integrate its own payloads and other industry partner systems onto Impulse’s Mira spacecraft to support national security mission requirements. Together, Anduril and Impulse will merge best-of-breed technologies from across the commercial and defence industrial base to rapidly deliver integrated, impactful, and operational systems for complex missions including Rendezvous and Proximity Operations (RPO), Space Control, and other Space Domain Awareness (SDA) applications in high-energy orbits. “In-space mobility is incredibly important for a range of national security space missions, including space domain awareness and dynamic space operations,” said Gokul Subramanian, Anduril’s SVP of Space and Engineering. “By combining Impulse Space’s advancements in propulsion and on-demand manoeuvrability with Anduril’s Lattice software platform and a range of missionised, software-defined payloads, the partnership will bring agility and next-generation capability to some of the most critical missions that the DoD and IC face in the space domain.” “One of our goals at Impulse is to unlock freedom of movement for national security missions that require rapid manoeuvrability and enhanced agility,” said Eric Romo, COO and President of Impulse Space. “Partnering with Anduril lets us bring these mobility capabilities to a wide range of operations that benefit the United States and allies.” The announcement follows significant milestones for both companies, including Impulse Space’s $150 million Series B fundraising round, Anduril’s $1.5 billion Series F fundraising round, and the announcement of Anduril’s Space business. Anduril remains committed to fostering partnerships with leading companies from across the commercial and defence space industries to deliver the most advanced, relevant capabilities to the warfighter on accelerated timelines and at an unprecedented scale. For Editorial Inquiries Contact: Editor Kym Bergmann at [email protected] For Advertising Inquiries Contact: Group Sales Director Simon Hadfield at [email protected]