On Oct. 26 in Berlin, Helsing unveiled Contra, an AI air-defense system, and two container-launched interceptors: jet-powered AD-1 Inferno and solid-rocket AD-2 Ambush, which the company says reaches Mach 2.5 and more than 20 km. The press release gives no unit price and describes engagement of hundreds or thousands of threats as a design goal. Defense News reported that CEO Gundbert Scherf said the system is in testing, that market readiness is targeted for the second half of 2027, and that one contract is already signed, and that company officials put the cost under $100,000 per shot. The buyer and contract value were not named.
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