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HomeDefense DefenseNewsletter Feed Anduril Says Company Workforce 12K and Growing Celebrating 10th anniversary next year By Kevin Costelloe November 12, 2026 35 Defense company Anduril Industries says veterans make up 13% of its workforce, which has jumped to 12,000 people and growing. The latest total headcount number represents a major increase since the summer. Business Journal data showed Anduril had 9,360 employees as of June. Anduril got its start in Irvine almost 10 years ago. “Today, we’re far from a 200-person company — we’re 12,000 and growing,” Chief Administrative Officer Matt Kaplan said in a note on the Costa Mesa-based company’s website issued in conjunction with yesterday’s Veterans Day. Kaplan, himself a U.S. Army combat veteran, added: “The mission appeal is obvious. But plenty of technology and defense companies hire veterans.

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