Hermeus selects Anduril's Lattice autonomy for Quarterhorse Mk 2 high-Mach aircraft
Hermeus, the Atlanta-based high-Mach and hypersonic aircraft developer, has selected Anduril's flight-proven mission-autonomy software for its Quarterhorse programme, the two companies announced on 3 September 2026.
Under the agreement, Anduril's Lattice for Mission Autonomy will serve as the core mission-planning and execution engine for the uncrewed Quarterhorse Mk 2, giving operators a common human-machine interface to run coordinated, collaborative missions alongside crewed aircraft. For Anduril, the Mk 2 marks the first large-scale third-party airframe integration of Lattice outside its own Fury — validating the software on an independent platform in a high-Mach environment, and reinforcing the modular Autonomy Government Reference Architecture (A-GRA) standard used on the US Air Force's Collaborative Combat Aircraft programme.
The teams are already integrating and testing the combined system ahead of a first mission-autonomy flight on Quarterhorse Mk 2 planned for 2027. The deal follows Hermeus's first unmanned supersonic flight in July 2026.