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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.

Source
Launch / recovery
VTOL family

Published configuration baseline; maxima are not necessarily simultaneous.

Source
Propulsion
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

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

Source
Dimensions
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

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

Source
Mass
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

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

Source
Endurance
Bolt-M: over 40 minutes

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

Source
Range
Bolt-M: 20 km

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

Source
Speed
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

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

Source
Altitude
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

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

Source
Payload
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

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

Source
Sensors
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

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

Source
Communications / navigation
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

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

Source