Golden Dome may grab the headlines, but the real prize is quieter and harder to see: the sensor, data and command layer that makes orbit legible before anything can be tracked, targeted or intercepted.
Anduril’s agreement to acquire ExoAnalytic Solutions looks, at first glance, like a standard defense-tech acquisition. It is nothing of the sort. The deal, announced on March 11, is Anduril’s first acquisition under its space unit and its 11th overall. Financial terms were not disclosed, and the transaction still needs regulatory approval. But the significance lies elsewhere: Anduril is buying not just a company,
