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United States Anduril Industries
Wisp
A fully passive, AI-enabled infrared sensor that provides persistent, 360-degree wide-area situational awareness and automated threat detection. Because it emits no signal of its own, it can detect targets, including small drones, without revealing its position.
Compiled from public sources ·primary reference ↗ ·last verified 2026-07-16
Procurement snapshot
Availability & export
US ITAR-controlled
Export needs U.S. State Dept (DDTC) approval; end-use & re-transfer restrictions apply.
Channel: Foreign Military Sales (FMS) or Direct Commercial Sale
Fielded & proven
Operator data not public
Status: active.
Lifecycle cost (est.)
No public unit price to model from. Why so few systems publish one →
Interoperability
No standardised NATO calibre / datalink detected in public specs.
Derived guidance from public data, export regime by country of origin, lifecycle from the GAO ~30% acquisition rule. Verify eligibility, pricing and offsets with the manufacturer and your acquisition authority.
Overview
Wisp is Anduril's passive infrared (IR) sensor, delivering persistent hemispheric surveillance and automated detection and tracking without emitting any signal, which makes it well suited to high-risk and contested environments where an active radar would give away its location. It is AI-enabled for automated threat detection and can be used to spot and identify people, vehicles and unmanned aircraft, feeding its picture into Anduril's Lattice ecosystem. Anduril and public reporting describe a 360-degree horizontal by 125-degree vertical field of view; an automated small-UAV detection range of roughly 3 to 10 miles (about 5 to 16 km); and the ability to pick up commercial aircraft flying at around 12,000 feet from as far as roughly 93 miles (about 150 km). The physical sensor head is compact, on the order of 15 by 15 by 22 inches. The detection ranges are captured here in prose rather than being pushed into the radar-range field, because Wisp is a passive electro-optical/IR sensor, not a radar, and its physical dimensions are recorded in the physical fields.
Full specifications
Physical
Dimensions, weight and crew.
- Length
Overall length including gun/probe where applicable.
- 0.56 m
- Width
Overall width, matters for rail/road transport of vehicles.
- 0.38 m
- Height
Overall height. Lower profile is harder to spot and hit for ground vehicles.
- 0.38 m
Sensors & avionics
Radar, sensor suite and datalinks.
- Sensors
IRST, EO/IR turrets, laser designators, sniper pods, thermal sights.
- Passive long-wave infrared
- Thermal imaging
Thermal sights for night and obscured-visibility operations.
- Yes
Specifications compiled from public Anduril Industries and reference sources ↗. Published defense figures are approximations, treat comparisons as directional. Last verified 2026-07-16.
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What is the Anduril Industries Wisp used for? +
The Anduril Industries Wisp is a subsystems & sensors typically used for surveillance, counter uas, air surveillance.
