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The Republic of Singapore Air Force has established a partnership with American defence developer Anduril Industries and Singapore’s Defence Science and Technology Agency to explore advancements in mission autonomy for manned-unmanned teaming concepts.
The agreement was announced on the sidelines of the Singapore Defence Technology Summit 2025, where Anduril Industries founder Palmer Luckey participated in a fireside chat discussing advancements in autonomy and artificial intelligence in future warfare operations.
“We recognise the need to capitalise on new innovative technologies such as autonomy and AI to complement our conventional systems,” Defence Science and Technology Agency (DSTA) chief executive Ng Chad-Son said.
“By forging strong partnerships with highly innovative defence technology companies like Anduril, we can push the boundaries of technology and develop new concepts to overcome operational challenges.”
The partnership will explore how collaborative operations between manned and unmanned systems can augment situational awareness, enabling warfighters to make informed decisions swiftly.
“We are proud to partner with DSTA to demonstrate how Lattice for Mission Autonomy can enhance the effectiveness, lethality and deterrent capability of the Republic of Singapore Air Force,” said Brian Schimpf, co-founder and CEO of Anduril.
“This agreement represents Anduril’s first international partnership for Lattice for Mission Autonomy and is the latest evidence of how Anduril is accelerating the employment of software-defined, hardware-enabled capabilities across US, allied and partner nation forces.
“By embracing mission autonomy, Singapore is taking a leading role in operationalising robotic and autonomous systems in the Indo-Pacific.”
The partnership is expected to leverage Anduril’s Lattice for Mission Autonomy software platform to build collaborative autonomous behaviours for integration into various autonomous systems.
The efforts will prove out the resulting software and behaviours across a series of simulation demonstrations over the next year.
