Germany presents HX-2 strike drone for Ukraine

The German company Helsing has unveiled the HX-2 artificial intelligence strike drone to be delivered to the Ukrainian Defense Forces.

The characteristics of the kamikaze drone were published on the company’s website.

The HX-2 drone with an X-wings and tail fin is designed to destroy armored vehicles, artillery, and other military targets, including buildings.

The drone itself weighs 12 kg, is equipped with an electric motor, and has a range of up to 100 km.

It is equipped with four electric motors in the tail section and has a top speed of 220 kilometers per hour.

The declared total weight of the HX-2 implies that the drone is equipped with a warhead weighing several kilograms.

The developers state that by using artificial intelligence technology, the drone has high autonomy in the face of jamming and can effectively engage enemy targets.

Also, several HX-2 drones can be combined into a swarm to perform a combat mission.

This is made possible by integrating the drones into the Altra control system from the same Helsing company, which allows one operator to control several drones simultaneously.

The company said that these drones are already in production, and the basic technologies used in them are actively used in Ukraine.

The German publication Bild previously reported that some drone prototypes have allegedly already been tested in real combat conditions in the east of Ukraine and are being improved based on the results.

According to media sources, the first HX-2s will start arriving in Ukraine in December in batches of several hundred monthly units. A total of 4,000 of these kamikaze drones are expected.