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Anduril Unveils Thunder Attack Rotorcraft, Archer Shares Jump 20%

7/21/2026

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Anduril Industries unveiled the autonomous attack rotorcraft Thunder at the Farnborough Airshow on July 20, 2026.
Thunder is a Group 5 VTOL with tilt-rotors, flying from sea level to 18,000 feet and carrying 10 missiles, 76 70 mm rockets and a dozen counter-UAS munitions.
Using Anduril’s Lattice for Mission Autonomy software to manage formation behavior and safe separation, Thunder’s reveal lifted Archer Aviation’s shares over 20 % and prompted the firm to schedule commercial-variant announcements this week.

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Anduril Industries unveiled the autonomous attack rotorcraft Thunder at the Farnborough Airshow on July 20, 2026.
Thunder is a Group 5 VTOL with tilt-rotors, flying from sea level to 18,000 feet and carrying 10 missiles, 76 70 mm rockets and a dozen counter-UAS munitions.
Using Anduril’s Lattice for Mission Autonomy software to manage formation behavior and safe separation, Thunder’s reveal lifted Archer Aviation’s shares over 20 % and prompted the firm to schedule commercial-variant announcements this week.