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AI air-defense system Helsing unveiled on Oct. 26, 2026, intended to fuse sensors and effectors and to task interceptors, including AD-1 Inferno and AD-2 Ambush. The company says users keep decision control through its Altra software.
Latest update Oct 27, 2026
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Unveiled in Berlin on Oct. 26, 2026. The press release describes a design for engaging hundreds or thousands of threats at once and says other hardware integrations are being shown to military customers. Defense News reported the CEO said Contra is in testing, with market readiness targeted for the second half of 2027, and that one contract is signed. The buyer, value and a press-release unit price were not stated.
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Announced next steps from Helsing that mention Contra.
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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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Electrically propelled X-wing precision strike drone (loitering munition) with onboard AI that keeps hunting and re-identifying targets through GPS denial and jamming, with a human on the loop for critical decisions. Software-defined and built for low-cost mass production; combat-deployed in Ukraine and ordered by the Bundeswehr.
Reconnaissance-strike software platform that fuses feeds from many drones into a single battlefield picture and coordinates swarming strikes. Acts as the command-and-control layer above HX-2 and other unmanned systems, and is deployed in Ukraine.
AI air-combat agent ('AI fighter pilot') trained by reinforcement learning at massive scale. In Saab's Project Beyond it took control of a Gripen E fighter over the Baltic in May–June 2025 - a publicly claimed world first for AI flying a real fighter in beyond-visual-range combat scenarios - and is the native autonomy stack for the CA-1 Europa.
AI electronic-warfare software that uses deep learning to classify unknown radar emitters and infer their intent in real time. Being integrated into Saab's Arexis EW suite for Germany's 15 Eurofighter EK electronic-combat jets under a €258M contract signed November 2025, replacing Tornado ECR capability around 2030.
A ~2 m, ~60 kg autonomous underwater glider that patrols for up to three months running Lura, a 'large acoustic model' trained on decades of ocean sound to detect and classify ships and submarines. Deployable in swarms as affordable persistent undersea surveillance; built in Plymouth for the Royal Navy's Atlantic Bastion program.
An autonomous combat aircraft in the three-to-five-tonne class, developed and built by Helsing subsidiary Grob Aircraft in Bavaria and natively flown by the Centaur AI. Unveiled September 2025; at ILA Berlin 2026 Helsing added a dedicated CA-1EA electronic-attack variant alongside the CA-1KA kinetic-attack version, pitching the only all-European 'wingman' answer to systems like the EA-18G Growler.
Autonomous quadrupedal ground robot, acquired with Keybotic in January 2026, built to navigate multi-story industrial sites without GPS using onboard cameras and sensors, climbing stairs and slopes while its visual, thermal and acoustic sensors detect anomalies and trigger real-time alerts. Originally sold for energy, oil-and-gas and mining inspection; Helsing is integrating it into its broader autonomous-systems and ground-robotics line.
A quadrupedal robotics research platform designed and manufactured in Europe, including Helsing-designed actuators, unveiled June 1, 2026 with the public launch of Area 9, Helsing's advanced research division led by Chief Scientist Antoine Bordes. Built for outdoor autonomy research rather than combat sales; Helsing is making it available to academic labs, starting with ETH Zurich (Marco Hutter) and INRIA Paris.
Jet-powered, container-launched interceptor Helsing introduced with Contra on Oct. 26, 2026. The company says it can loiter, swarm and re-engage, with mid-course guidance from Contra radar stations and an onboard radar seeker.
Solid-rocket, container-launched interceptor Helsing introduced with Contra on Oct. 26, 2026. The company says it reaches Mach 2.5 and more than 20 km, with mid-course guidance from Contra radar stations and an onboard radar seeker.
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