Drones Against Drones: Poland Developed an Anti-Drone Missile for UAVs

Poland has developed anti-drone missiles that can be launched from drones.

The HAASTA drone equipped with 105-mm anti-drone missiles was shown at the MSPO international exhibition in Poland. Defence24 reported this.

The missiles were developed at the Military Technical Institute of Armaments of Poland (WITU).

According to the developers, they are relatively inexpensive to produce.

“The estimated cost of destroying one UAV is up to PLN 200,000 (approximately USD 55 thousand),” WITU stated.

Technical characteristics of the missile:

• Length: 1800 mm
• Wingspan: 328 mm
• Diameter: 105 mm
• Starting weight: 20 kg
• Maximum speed: 250 m/s
• Range: up to 15 km
• Maximum kill height: up to 1500 m
• Warhead weight: 4.2 kg (optimized for defeating UAVs)
• Engine: two-chamber rocket

One of the features of the new system is the ability to simultaneously launch and control up to 32 missiles.

During testing, the probability of hitting the target reached 90%.

HAASTA with missiles

The HAASTA drone, on which the new missiles were presented, was initially designed to combat kamikaze drones, such as the Shahed.

The original concept included a 5.45 mm machine gun under the fuselage, but this idea was abandoned in favor of more effective WITU missiles.

Characteristics of the HAASTA:

• Length: 2.9 m
• Wingspan: 3,9 м
• Maximum speed: 280 km/h
• Time in the air: more than 10 hours
• Engine type: hybrid diesel-electric system

Similar developments are emerging in other countries. For example, in Germany, Rheinmetall recently presented its version of an air-to-air missile for drones.