Palmer Luckey—Deployed Anduril autonomous weapons to Ukraine within two weeks of Russian invasion
Palmer Luckey personally directed Anduril to deploy personnel and autonomous weapons systems to Ukraine within two weeks of Russia's February 2022 invasion. Anduril's Ghost drones were deployed from the second week of the war. Luckey stated on X that 'Anduril had people/hardware in Ukraine two weeks into the invasion. Our autonomous weapons have destroyed hundreds of millions worth of Russia's war machine.' The UK MoD also contracted Anduril to supply nearly GBP 30 million in Altius loitering munitions to Ukraine in March 2025.
Scoring Impact
| Topic | Direction | Relevance | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Military & Defense Contracts | +toward | primary | -1.00 |
| Overall incident score = | -0.966 | ||
Score = avg(topic contributions) × significance (high ×1.5) × confidence (0.64)
Evidence (2 signals)
Luckey posted on X that Anduril weapons destroyed 'hundreds of millions' of Russian assets
Benzinga reported Palmer Luckey's claim on X that 'Anduril had people/hardware in Ukraine two weeks into the invasion. Our autonomous weapons have destroyed hundreds of millions worth of Russia's war machine.' Anduril's Ghost drones were deployed from the second week of the war.
UK MoD contracted Anduril to supply GBP 30 million in loitering munitions to Ukraine
The UK Ministry of Defence contracted Anduril to supply Ukraine with nearly GBP 30 million worth of Anduril's Altius-600M and Altius-700M loitering munitions in March 2025, further confirming Anduril's involvement in Ukraine defense.