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Choose up to three systems. Specifications retain their source and configuration; missing information is left undisclosed.

Anduril Bolt / Bolt-M

A portable VTOL family comprising the Bolt observation aircraft and Bolt-M munition; US Marine Corps Bolt-M use is documented in August 2026.

Country / region
United States
Programme status
In service / use documented
Sources reviewed
21 Sept 2026
In service / use documentedIn service / use documented
Primary domain
Air
System type
Multirole aircraft
Developer / manufacturer
Anduril Industries
Origin / production countries
United States
Other names
No additional names recorded
Variants / configurations
Bolt observation configuration; Bolt-M loitering-munition configuration
Operators / programme customers
US Marine Corps (Bolt-M use documented)

Evidence & current status

The in-use classification applies to Bolt-M. It does not imply equivalent acceptance of the base Bolt variant.

Role & capabilities

  • Portable VTOL operation
  • Observation and search-and-rescue variant
  • Automated flight assistance

Specifications in context

Airframe
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.

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Launch / recovery
VTOL family

Published configuration baseline; maxima are not necessarily simultaneous.

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Propulsion
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.

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Dimensions
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.

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Mass
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.

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Endurance
Bolt-M: over 40 minutes

Manufacturer launch-era Bolt-M claim; not established for every subsequent configuration.

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Range
Bolt-M: 20 km

Launch-era manufacturer range claim; not a universal mission radius.

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Speed
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.

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Altitude
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.

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Payload
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.

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Sensors
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.

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Communications / navigation
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.

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