June 13, 2025

Anduril deploys 300 AI surveillance towers on US-Mexico border

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AI surveillance towers monitor 30% of border as defense valuations double overnight

🛡️National Security🤖AI Governance✊Civil Rights

Anduril has deployed over 300 autonomous Sentry Towers along the U.S.-Mexico border, covering approximately 30% of the land boundary.

Each 32-foot tower integrates 15-20 sensor types including thermal imaging, radar, LiDAR, and acoustic sensors, capable of tracking objects up to 7.5 miles away.

Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill Act (Jul. 2025) granted $6 billion for border technology, requiring autonomous certification that only Anduril currently holds.

Anduril's valuation doubled from $14 billion to $30.5 billion between Jan. and Jun. 2025 as defense contracts accelerated.

The company raised $2.5 billion in venture capital in Jun. 2025 from Founders Fund and 1789 Capital.

Under the CBP 100-mile rule, tower surveillance operates with reduced Fourth Amendment protections affecting over 200 million U.S. residents.

Anduril announced plans for a $1 billion manufacturing facility in Ohio to produce AI-powered drones and surveillance systems.

🛡️National Security🤖AI Governance✊Civil Rights

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People, bills, and sources

Palmer Luckey

Anduril Industries Founder

Trae Stephens

Anduril Co-founder, Founders Fund Partner

Brian Schimpf

Anduril CEO

Peter Thiel

Founders Fund Partner, Anduril Investor

Tom Homan

Border Czar

Kristi Noem

DHS Secretary

Troy Miller

CBP Acting Commissioner

What you can do

Track border surveillance contracts on USAspending.gov by searching Anduril Industries.

File FOIA requests with CBP at cbp.gov/foia for deployment schedules and data-sharing agreements.

Contact your U.S. representatives to request oversight hearings on autonomous surveillance and Fourth Amendment implications.

Submit comments on CBP rulemaking published in the Federal Register at federalregister.gov.

Monitor ACLU (aclu.org) and EFF (eff.org) for legal challenges to border surveillance practices.

Follow Supreme Court dockets at supremecourt.gov for cases addressing border search exception scope.