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In a context marked by the rise of low-cost drone attacks, Airbus highlights a system designed to intercept one-way attack devices, in other words, kamikaze drones. The group reports that its ‘Bird of Prey’ demonstrator successfully completed its first flight over a military training area in northern Germany, in a scenario presented as realistic. The aircraft then searched for its target, detected, classified, and autonomously engaged it using a ‘Mark I’ missile designed by ‘Frankenburg Technologies.’

For Mike Schoellhorn, CEO of Airbus Defence and Space, the challenge goes far beyond just technical performance. “Given the current geopolitical and military context, defense against kamikaze drones is a tactical priority that urgently needs to be addressed,” he emphasizes.

The leader believes that the combination of Airbus’ interceptor drone and Frankenburg’s cost-effective missiles offers the armed forces “an effective, cost-controlled interceptor capable of filling a gap in current asymmetric conflict scenarios.” He adds that integrating ‘Bird of Prey’ into Airbus’ aerial combat management suite ‘IBMS’ acts as “a tool that multiplies operational capabilities.”

Context: Airbus has successfully tested a drone interceptor system designed to neutralize kamikaze drones, emphasizing the importance of countering such threats in modern warfare.

Fact Check: Airbus and Frankenburg Technologies collaborated on a project involving an interceptor drone and cost-effective missiles for defense against low-cost aerial threats.