US Marines Select Anduril’s Bolt-M Loitering Munitions for OPF-L Program
The US Marine Corps has tapped Anduril to supply drones for the next phase of the Organic Precision Fires–Light (OPF-L) program, which provides infantry squads with their own portable precision strike weapon.
Under the $23.9-million contract, Anduril is set to deliver more than 600 Bolt-M man-portable loitering munitions, ground control, and related support equipment.
Deliveries will run from February 2026 to April 2027, with the Marines set to field the systems operationally in the summer this year.
The award follows the initial tranche comprising over 250 Bolt-M systems, undergoing 13 months of testing, with their performance validated against various safety, environmental, and performance requirements.
Bolt-M
Introduced in October 2024, the Bolt-M is designed to find, track, and engage ground targets, featuring a range of over 20 kilometers (12 miles) and an endurance of approximately 40 minutes.
The Bolt-M uses the company’s Lattice, an artificial intelligence-powered platform that fuses data from multiple sensors, drones, and systems to provide real-time situational awareness and autonomous decision-making.
Weighing between 13 and 15 pounds (5.9 to 6.8 kilograms), the small strike drone is designed to be easy to operate.
Anduril expanded Bolt production to over 100 all-up rounds per month, while aiming for more than 175 systems per month.
BLOS Precision Strike
The Marines’ OPF-L program aims to provide rifle squads and platoons with a man-portable, beyond-line-of-sight (BLOS) precision strike capability.
It is a multi-vendor effort involving Anduril, AeroVironment, and Teledyne FLIR Defense.
In April 2024, AeroVironment was contracted to deliver its Switchblade 300 Block 20 loitering munition for the first phase of the program.
This was followed by Teledyne in December 2025, which supplied more than 600 units of the Rogue 1 loitering munition.
The program is not intended to replace other military systems. Rather, “It’s to complement them and give Commanders more choices in an ever-evolving battlefield,” according to Major Jesse Hume from the OPF program office.
