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Anduril unveils autonomous Bolt-M loitering munition

Anduril unveiled Bolt-M under a Marine Corps program, a portable loitering munition whose onboard autonomy can track a target and maintain terminal guidance after operator connectivity is lost.

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CURRENT ASSESSMENT · REVISION 1
TOWARD DOOM61confidence 94/100

Why it moved the index

A contracted precision-strike system moved consequential target tracking and terminal guidance onto an autonomous weapon platform designed to continue after communications loss.

Assessment history

  1. R1
    Toward 61 · confidence 94

    New October 2024 military-autonomy release supported by first-party specifications and contract reporting.

    12 Aug 2026

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  1. DoomBench assesses “Anduril unveils autonomous Bolt-M loitering munition” as evidence moving toward doom, with magnitude 61 and confidence 94 out of 100 in the autonomy and agency category.

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  3. DoomBench summarizes “Anduril unveils autonomous Bolt-M loitering munition” as follows: Anduril unveiled Bolt-M under a Marine Corps program, a portable loitering munition whose onboard autonomy can track a target and maintain terminal...

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