The US Air Force Research Laboratory has verified Anduril’s Barracuda-M family of autonomous jet-powered cruise missiles as compliant with the Air Force’s Weapon Open Systems Architecture standard after four days of independent testing at the Munition Open Architecture Test and Evaluation Laboratory. Anduril says Barracuda is the first weapon system in large-scale production to clear that verification process, a milestone that supports modular upgrades and faster integration of new sensors, software and communications options.
The assessment covered 14 weapon-system domains, including mission autonomy, seeker, inertial measurement unit, GPS, propulsion, airframe control, guidance, navigation and the munitions data bus. It also examined modularity between internal and external data bus implementations, demonstrating that the architecture can support technology refreshes without redesigning the full weapon.
The certification relates to the Barracuda architecture and interfaces rather than the missile’s full combat performance or a range qualification. Coverage indicates the result applies across Barracuda variants, with first customer deliveries planned for early 2027.