Defense Contractor Anduril Buys Space Tracking Company for Trump Missile Shield

Defense technology company Anduril Industries announced Wednesday it will purchase ExoAnalytic Solutions, a firm that operates over 400 telescopes worldwide to track space objects. The acquisition aims to strengthen Anduril's position in President Trump's Golden Dome missile defense initiative.

Defense technology company Anduril Industries announced Wednesday it has reached a final agreement to purchase ExoAnalytic Solutions, a national security firm that specializes in tracking objects in space and missile defense systems.

The acquisition is part of Anduril’s strategy to secure a larger role in President Donald Trump’s Golden Dome missile defense initiative, a program designed to create a space-based protective system that can stop ballistic, cruise and hypersonic missiles.

Numerous companies are competing for contracts in the Golden Dome project. Anduril was among the firms that secured smaller space-based interceptor contracts distributed in late November.

ExoAnalytic began with missile defense computer algorithms and expanded to create a worldwide telescope network that monitors thousands of objects orbiting Earth.

The firm operates and maintains over 400 telescope systems positioned around the globe, providing what Anduril called continuous, detailed monitoring of deep space on an international level.

ExoAnalytic also leads in computer modeling and simulation for secret national security space operations and supplies software and technical knowledge for missile warning and defense systems.

Gokul Subramanian, Anduril’s senior vice president of engineering, described the purchase as a major boost for the company’s goals.

“We expect this acquisition to enable us to tap into those capabilities more and more,” he told reporters, noting that the merged company would enhance Anduril’s work in space detection, tracking, battle management and fire control systems.

This marks Anduril’s first purchase within its space division and its 11th acquisition overall, combining ExoAnalytic’s worldwide sensor network and data analysis with Anduril’s expertise in automated systems and command operations.

Financial details of the transaction were not revealed.

The purchase still requires government regulatory approval.