ISS Aerospace and Anduril UK have entered a partnership agreement to integrate the ISSOS WASP multi-mission launched effect into the Lattice software platform and various uncrewed systems.
This integration is designed to realize the full mission envelope of the WASP platform, covering Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR), Counter-Uncrewed Aerial Systems (C-UAS), and strike missions. By utilizing Anduril UK’s sovereign Lattice command-and-control platform, the companies aim to unlock the ability to conduct coordinated, massed operations involving multiple launched effects from host platforms.
The WASP is a medium-sized, tube-launched, rocket-propelled uncrewed aerial system. It features an open architecture and flight stack, which recently allowed engineers from ISS Aerospace to complete a rapid integration into the Lattice platform in a single day. The modular nature of the WASP payload ensures it can be reconfigured specifically for the requirements of ISR or offensive and defensive operations.
The partnership has already reached its first technical milestone through a successful flight test conducted at the ISS Aerospace facility in Oxford. This exercise validated the open architecture of the Lattice software and demonstrated the additional operational capabilities gained through the integration of the two systems.
Ryan Kempley, CEO of ISS Aerospace, commented, “Speed matters. The ability to integrate, test and deploy capability at pace is decisive. WASP was deliberately engineered with an open architecture flight stack, which allowed our teams to integrate with Lattice and validate it in flight within a single day. ISS design & build integration-ready platforms. That approach accelerates deployment timelines, enables partner software to run seamlessly on our hardware, and ensures sovereign UK capability can evolve as fast as operational demand requires.”
Rich Drake, MD of Anduril UK, added, “WASP represents what we look for in a sovereign effector with its size, range and ability to deliver rapid, real-time intelligence in contested environments. To successfully support our Armed Forces, speed of integration, manoeuvre and development are essential. We were proud to prove our ability to do this with ISS Aerospace, and look forward to our ongoing work with them and other local partners, using Lattice as a base for the ongoing capability development for the UK.”
