Anduril Eyes European Production of Steelfin Interceptors as Poland Partnership Expands
The U.S. defense technology company is considering European manufacturing for its new Steelfin missile family, building on an existing agreement with Poland's PGZ to produce Barracuda-500M cruise missiles.
U.S. defense technology company Anduril Industries is considering manufacturing its newly unveiled Steelfin air-defense interceptors in Europe, potentially extending its industrial cooperation with Poland as European governments seek to expand domestic missile production.
Brian Moran, Anduril's vice president for Europe, has indicated that the company is open to working with European defense manufacturers and customers on the Steelfin program. Poland represents a potential partner, although no European production agreement for the interceptor has been announced.
The development follows Anduril's October 12 introduction of Steelfin, a family of modular surface-to-air missiles designed to counter threats ranging from cruise missiles and unmanned aircraft to ballistic and hypersonic weapons.
Poland Already Has an Industrial Agreement with Anduril
Anduril's potential European expansion comes alongside an established partnership with Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa (PGZ) and its subsidiary Wojskowe Zakłady Lotnicze No. 2 (WZL-2).
On July 6, 2026, the companies signed a cooperation agreement to establish assembly and subsequently production of Barracuda-500M ground-launched cruise missiles in Bydgoszcz, Poland. The agreement builds on an earlier understanding signed in October 2025.
The companies intend to gradually incorporate Polish and European suppliers into the Barracuda program, creating a regional manufacturing base for long-range precision weapons. The initiative envisages production of thousands of missiles, although the companies have not announced a completed Steelfin manufacturing arrangement.
The existing industrial relationship provides Anduril with a potential foundation for additional European projects, including air-defense interceptors.
Steelfin Targets Scalable Air Defense
Steelfin uses a two-stage architecture consisting of an interchangeable booster and a configurable terminal interceptor. The design allows different missile variants to share major components, production processes and manufacturing infrastructure.
According to Anduril, the system is intended to integrate with existing launch, fire-control and command-and-control infrastructure, reducing the need for customers to establish entirely new air-defense systems.
The company has completed initial ballistic testing with representative air vehicles and expects flight testing to begin in 2027. Anduril is targeting annual production of several thousand interceptors, with full-rate manufacturing expected toward the end of 2028 or beginning of 2029.
The proposed European manufacturing option remains at an exploratory stage. Decisions on production locations, industrial partners, localization requirements and procurement commitments have not been announced.
For Poland, a future Steelfin arrangement would extend cooperation with Anduril beyond offensive precision-strike weapons into air and missile defense. Whether that opportunity develops into a manufacturing program will depend on customer requirements, industrial economics and procurement decisions.
