By developing containerized high-energy laser weapons, the Department aims to provide combatant commanders with scalable, cost-effective intercept solutions for asymmetric and high-tier adversary threats
Bird of Prey is designed to seamlessly operate within NATO's integrated air defence architecture via established command and control systems centred around Airbus’ Integrated Battle Management System (IBMS)
Over 120 teams to compete for $6.5 million in prizes and test novel, heavy-lift drone designs
The German side will finance the production of the UAVs during the first phase of the project, and all manufactured equipment will be delivered to Ukraine’s Defence Forces
Combining high-power directed energy lasers, advanced sensors, and AI autonomy, Archimedes tracks, targets, and neutralizes aerial threats in seconds.