> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.adriadefense.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Anduril Pitches Fury and Thunder Autonomous Aircraft to Poland - URL: https://www.adriadefense.com/anduril-pitches-fury-and-thunder-autonomous-aircraft-to-poland/ - Published: 2026-09-09T22:26:45.000Z - Updated: 2026-09-09T22:26:45.000Z - Description: Anduril is offering Fury and Thunder to Poland as autonomous partners for Warsaw’s growing F-35A and AH-64E Apache fleets. - Author: AdriaDefense Desk - Tags: Poland, Anduril Industries, CEE, MSPO 2026, Drones Anduril Industries is offering its Fury autonomous aircraft and newly unveiled Thunder rotorcraft to Poland, positioning the two systems as unmanned partners for Warsaw’s incoming Lockheed Martin F-35A fighters and Boeing AH-64E Apache attack helicopters. The discussions expand Anduril’s push into Poland beyond the Barracuda-500M cruise missile program already being developed with Polish industry. Brian Moran, Anduril’s vice president for Europe, told Defense News during the MSPO defense exhibition in Kielce that talks with the Polish Ministry of National Defense are ongoing. Poland could become the first European operator of Fury and Thunder if the discussions lead to procurement. The proposal comes as Poland simultaneously builds two of Europe’s largest new combat aviation fleets. Warsaw ordered 32 F-35A fighters and 96 AH-64E Apache helicopters, creating a potential market for autonomous aircraft designed to operate alongside both platforms. ## Fury could extend Poland’s F-35 combat architecture Anduril is positioning Fury as a collaborative combat aircraft capable of operating alongside Poland’s F-35As. Fury is already part of the United States Air Force Collaborative Combat Aircraft program. General Atomics Aeronautical Systems and Anduril were selected to develop competing aircraft under the first increment of the program, with Anduril developing Fury as its YFQ-44A candidate. For Poland, the proposal would connect an emerging autonomous aircraft category with a fighter fleet that has only recently begun operating from Polish territory. Poland ordered 32 F-35A Lightning II aircraft under a $4.6 billion agreement signed in 2020\. The first three aircraft arrived at the 32nd Tactical Air Base in Łask on May 22, 2026, and Poland formally introduced the aircraft into service in June. A Polish acquisition of Fury would therefore represent more than an additional unmanned aircraft purchase. It would introduce collaborative autonomous aircraft into an air force already restructuring around fifth-generation combat aviation. No Polish order has been announced, and the discussions remain at the proposal stage. ## Thunder targets Poland’s 96-aircraft Apache fleet Anduril is making a parallel case for Thunder around Poland’s future AH-64E Apache fleet. The company unveiled Thunder at the Farnborough International Airshow in July 2026 and is presenting the aircraft as an autonomous platform designed to operate alongside attack helicopters. Poland provides an unusually large potential European application because Warsaw has ordered 96 AH-64Es. Poland signed the Apache acquisition agreement in August 2024\. The Polish government valued the purchase at approximately $10 billion, with deliveries of the AH-64E fleet scheduled to begin in 2028. The acquisition will make Poland the second-largest Apache operator after the United States. Warsaw is already building the industrial and support infrastructure required for the fleet. Agreements signed in August established an Apache support center in Łódź, while earlier arrangements assigned Polish industry roles covering sensors, fire-control equipment and other maintenance activities. Adding an autonomous aircraft to that ecosystem would broaden the Apache program beyond helicopter procurement and sustainment. It could eventually give Polish Army Aviation a manned-unmanned force structure built around one of Europe’s largest attack helicopter fleets. As with Fury, however, Poland has not announced a procurement decision for Thunder. ## Barracuda gives Anduril an existing industrial foothold in Poland Anduril’s Fury and Thunder proposals differ from a conventional foreign sales campaign because the company already has an industrial relationship with Poland. Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa, Wojskowe Zakłady Lotnicze Nr 2 and Anduril signed an agreement on July 6 covering assembly and subsequent production of the ground-launched Barracuda-500M autonomous cruise missile in Bydgoszcz. Polish government material says Poland is intended to become the main European production center for the system. A subsequent arrangement involving Poland, the United States, Estonia and Latvia expanded the concept toward production and supply for NATO’s eastern flank. The Barracuda agreement itself developed from an earlier memorandum between PGZ and Anduril covering autonomous air systems and a localized version of the Barracuda-500M. [Previous AdriaDefense coverage of PGZ and Anduril’s Barracuda partnership](https://www.adriadefense.com/pgz-and-anduril-partner-on-autonomous-air-systems-for-poland-a-local-barracuda-program-that-changes-the-calculus/) That existing relationship gives Anduril a different starting position as it promotes Fury and Thunder. The company is no longer approaching Warsaw solely as a foreign platform supplier, but as an industrial partner already working with PGZ and WZL-2. ## Poland is becoming a test market for integrated autonomous warfare Taken together, Barracuda, Fury and Thunder show the breadth of Anduril’s Polish strategy. Barracuda addresses long-range strike. Fury targets collaborative air combat alongside the F-35\. Thunder targets manned-unmanned operations around the Apache fleet. The three systems remain at different stages. Barracuda has progressed into an industrial agreement with Polish partners, while Fury and Thunder are still being offered to the Polish Ministry of National Defense. For Warsaw, the decision will therefore extend beyond whether either autonomous aircraft meets an individual platform requirement. Poland must determine how unmanned systems fit into a force that is simultaneously absorbing F-35As, AH-64Es and a growing inventory of long-range strike weapons. That makes the Polish campaign significant beyond a potential Fury or Thunder order. If Warsaw moves forward, Poland could become one of the first European militaries to build autonomous aircraft directly around both fifth-generation fighters and a large attack helicopter fleet. --- ## Questions about Anduril Fury and Thunder in Poland ### Is Poland buying Anduril Fury aircraft? No procurement has been announced. Anduril is discussing Fury with the Polish Ministry of National Defense and is proposing the autonomous aircraft as a partner for Poland’s F-35A fleet. ### What is Anduril Thunder? Thunder is an autonomous aircraft unveiled by Anduril in July 2026 and positioned for operations alongside attack helicopters. Anduril is offering the system to Poland in connection with Warsaw’s future fleet of 96 AH-64E Apaches. ### How many F-35s and Apache helicopters has Poland ordered? Poland ordered 32 F-35A fighters and 96 AH-64E Apache attack helicopters. The scale of both programs gives Warsaw one of Europe’s largest potential markets for autonomous aircraft designed to operate alongside crewed combat aviation. ### Does Anduril already produce weapons in Poland? Anduril, Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa and Wojskowe Zakłady Lotnicze Nr 2 agreed in July 2026 to establish assembly and later production of the Barracuda-500M cruise missile in Poland. The project gives Anduril an existing industrial foothold as it pursues additional Polish programs.