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 wider uncrewed systems.
This collaboration aims to realize the full mission envelope of the WASP platform across ISR, counter-UAS, and strike missions. By leveraging an open architecture, the integration enables coordinated, massed operations alongside other launched effects from host platforms. The WASP is a medium-sized, tube-launched, rocket-propelled Uncrewed Aerial System (UAS) designed with a modular payload to suit various operational requirements.
Engineers recently demonstrated the speed of this collaboration by integrating the WASP into Anduril UK’s sovereign Lattice command-and-control platform in a single day. This was followed by a successful flight test at the ISS Aerospace facility in Oxford, validating the interoperability of the software backbone and the hardware. Within the UK’s sovereign industrial base, the WASP provides a shorter-range, more attritable capability that is complementary to existing launched effects like Anduril’s Altius.
The joint effort seeks to accelerate sensing, decision-making, and action by utilizing sovereign payloads integrated into a common software architecture. Moving forward, the companies will focus on a validation campaign for both ground and air launch while advancing effector payload modularity to broaden mission use cases.
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.”
