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Country: USA | Funding: $10M
FPF Defense manufactures interceptors for Shahed-like drones. Its flagship-interceptor Hammerhead, designed for beyond-line-of-sight ops, looks like a mini-Shahed, measures about three feet long by two feet wide and has a warhead on its nose. And it costs a lot less than a Shahed - about $15-30K. It’s also fully autonomous - once it goes, it picks up a target with an electro-optical sensor, and then goes and attacks it autonomously. Hammerhead is part of an end-to-end air defense system the company calls SmartFlak—providing “autonomous launch, sophisticated onboard autonomy, and a kinetic interceptor engineered for U.S. mass production,” per a company statement.
FPF Defense manufactures interceptors for Shahed-like drones. Its flagship-interceptor Hammerhead, designed for beyond-line-of-sight ops, looks like a mini-Shahed, measures about three feet long by two feet wide and has a warhead on its nose. And it costs a lot less than a Shahed - about $15-30K. It’s also fully autonomous - once it goes, it picks up a target with an electro-optical sensor, and then goes and attacks it autonomously. Hammerhead is part of an end-to-end air defense system the company calls SmartFlak—providing “autonomous launch, sophisticated onboard autonomy, and a kinetic interceptor engineered for U.S. mass production,” per a company statement.
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Country: USA | Funding: $80M
Singularity develops interceptors that are cheaper and easier to produce the Patriot missile by the Lockheed Martin. The company is constructing and testing its product up to eight times a month.
Singularity develops interceptors that are cheaper and easier to produce the Patriot missile by the Lockheed Martin. The company is constructing and testing its product up to eight times a month.
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Country: Germany | Funding: €45M
Tytan is developing cost effective AI-powered counter-drone interceptor drones that are extensively used in Ukraine war. It offers a range of autonomous interceptors that include a short-range multicopter interceptor developed to counter small drones categorized as NATO Class I unmanned threats and a long-range fixed-wing interceptor designed to neutralize NATO Class II drones. Tytan has built a factory in Germany which is capable of manufacturing 3,000 autonomous interceptors per month
Tytan is developing cost effective AI-powered counter-drone interceptor drones that are extensively used in Ukraine war. It offers a range of autonomous interceptors that include a short-range multicopter interceptor developed to counter small drones categorized as NATO Class I unmanned threats and a long-range fixed-wing interceptor designed to neutralize NATO Class II drones. Tytan has built a factory in Germany which is capable of manufacturing 3,000 autonomous interceptors per month
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Country: USA | Funding: $11M
Askari Defense is building low-cost intelligent 3D-printed drone interceptors. The company offers two main types of hand-launched interceptors, both are fully autonomous (without a controller or manual control, except for the disable function), feature computer vision, and are aimed at the target (although they do include space for a small warhead). The first - Rift Alpha is an interceptor that fits in a standard military backpack and can be launched by the operator's hand, from a tube, or from a box. It has a range of approximately 2 km. The second - Rift Bravo is even smaller, very compact, and folds up (a dozen fit in a backpack) with a range of approximately 1 km.
Askari Defense is building low-cost intelligent 3D-printed drone interceptors. The company offers two main types of hand-launched interceptors, both are fully autonomous (without a controller or manual control, except for the disable function), feature computer vision, and are aimed at the target (although they do include space for a small warhead). The first - Rift Alpha is an interceptor that fits in a standard military backpack and can be launched by the operator's hand, from a tube, or from a box. It has a range of approximately 2 km. The second - Rift Bravo is even smaller, very compact, and folds up (a dozen fit in a backpack) with a range of approximately 1 km.
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Country: UK | Funding: $600M
Cambridge Aerospace is building cheaper-yet-effective interceptors that can take out everything from a Shahed drone to a ballistic missile. It's also building a rocket-powered interceptor system for ballistic missiles and a radar system. The startup has several U.K. government contracts for low-cost interceptor systems for both drones and cruise missiles.
Cambridge Aerospace is building cheaper-yet-effective interceptors that can take out everything from a Shahed drone to a ballistic missile. It's also building a rocket-powered interceptor system for ballistic missiles and a radar system. The startup has several U.K. government contracts for low-cost interceptor systems for both drones and cruise missiles.
