Matt Grimm on autonomy
From Inside Anduril: Exclusive HQ Tour w/ Palmer Luckey, Brian Schimpf, Matt Grimm & Trae Stephens · · Sourcery with Molly O'Shea
“This is our XL UUV. In Australia these are called Ghost Sharks. Here in America they're just called the XL UUV — this is a fully robotic submarine, no humans on board, no people remote controlling, fully autonomous — and they're currently being manufactured in our Sydney manufacturing facility that just opened, about 75,000 ft² and capable of making dozens of these a year, and we'll be expanding production to our new facility in Rhode Island.”
On , Matt Grimm, Cofounder at Anduril Industries, spoke about autonomy during Inside Anduril: Exclusive HQ Tour w/ Palmer Luckey, Brian Schimpf, Matt Grimm & Trae Stephens on Sourcery with Molly O'Shea.
About Matt Grimm
Matt Grimm, co-founder and COO of Anduril, discussed the company's growth and operations in several appearances in mid-2025. He stated that Anduril has expanded to approximately 7,000 employees across 34-35 offices worldwide, scaling from a small former lost-luggage garage. Grimm described the company's shift from early R&D into full-scale production, including a 200,000-square-foot R&D facility in Costa Mesa, California, and new manufacturing facilities in Sydney, Australia, and Quonset, Rhode Island, for autonomous submarines. He said the company hires across roles including field technicians, production workers, and design engineers, and noted that about 12-13% of employees are veterans, which he described as "wildly over the national average." Grimm also mentioned a partnership with the Department of Defense's Skillbridge program to recruit transitioning veterans. Grimm participated in the "Murph Challenge" workout, a one-mile run, 100 pull-ups, 200 push-ups, 300 air squats, and another mile run while wearing a weighted vest, in honor of Lieutenant Michael P. Murphy, a Medal of Honor recipient. He said Anduril raised about $60,000 for Blue Star Families through a veteran-focused swag store launch. On the company's product strategy, Grimm said Anduril started with small-caliber munitions because the regulatory path is more straightforward and the category has been "overlooked for a very long time," comparing the approach to "Amazon books" as a starting point for scaling into larger opportunities.