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Border surveillance towers for Customs and Border Protection Copy link
Autonomous surveillance towers for the Border Patrol, ordered under a small-business innovation contract that USAspending records as competed after exclusion of sources. USAspending shows $362,974,500 obligated.
Awarded to Anduril by U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Tie Luckey founded Anduril with Trae Stephens, its executive chairman. He gave $200,000 to the Trump 47 Committee, a Trump joint fundraising committee, in June 2024, FEC filings show, and Fortune put his donations to Trump's 2024 campaign at $400,000. Trump's team consulted Stephens on reshaping the military after the election, Bloomberg reported.
- RecordUSAspending.gov · Award 70B02C26F00000035 to Anduril Industries, Inc. · 18 Dec 2025 · Archived
- ReportFortune · Palmer Luckey on Oculus, Anduril, Meta and Trump · 20 Nov 2024 · Archived
- ReportFortune (Bloomberg) · Anduril’s chair consulted with Trump on revamping US military · 16 Nov 2024 · Archived
- RecordFederal Election Commission · Trump 47 Committee (C00867937) receipt from Palmer Luckey, Anduril Industries · 28 Jun 2024
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Donor & allyTrump donor and longtime supporter. Founder, Anduril Industries
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Follow the Grift, “Border surveillance towers for Customs and Border Protection,” line item for Palmer Luckey, https://followthegrift.com/items/luckey-anduril-70b02c26f00000035/ (added 26 Oct 2026; accessed 01 Nov 2026).
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