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Miniature missile designed to counter low-flying drones to be tested in Ukraine
Frankenburg Technologies' AI-powered Mark 1 anti-aircraft missiles can reportedly engage targets at altitudes up to 1.25 miles (2 kms).
"A new type of miniature missiles developed by an Estonia-based company are set to be tested in Ukraine this month. Frankenburg Technologies' Mark 1 anti-aircraft missile can counter low-flying drones.
The latest test is set to be conducted at an unspecified location in Ukraine. The weapon is expected to benefit Kyiv as Russia has been increasingly using its drone attacks against Ukraine.
The AI-powered air defense missiles can reportedly engage targets at altitudes up to 1.25 miles (2 kms). Reports claimed that if tests are successful, Kyiv is expected to approve it for further use.
Inexpensive anti-drone missiles
The company claimed that it produced inexpensive anti-drone missiles using precision targeting software.
Ukrainian defense analysts have noted that the attack profile of Iranian-made Shahed drones has evolved in recent months, where they are now often reported to fly at low heights ranging between two to five kilometers to avoid being struck by ground defenses, reported Defense News.
The Estonian company also established a new office in U.K. "The rapidly growing company already collaborates closely with the British defense industry, sourcing a significant portion of its subsystems locally, and it will invest €50 million ($52 million) into the U.K. for research and development into low-cost rocket motors," the British prime minister’s office said earlier in a statement.
Anti-drone missiles can help Ukraine to counter surging drone attacks.
Gee, what took so long?
It's called the Conehead.
Blah, most of the military vaporware disappears, either when you put a price tag on it, or actually test it. Then you get "we need more money", they get it, and it disappears again.
