Helsing CA-1 Europa

Helsing offers the CA-1 Europa autonomous combat-aircraft platform in Kinetic Attack (CA-1KA) and Electronic Attack (CA-1EA) versions; the company targets first flight for Q1 2027, chief commercial officer Frank Dirksen told Decode39.

Overview

Helsing unveiled CA-1 Europa on 25 September 2025 as a full-size design study, with development and testing at its subsidiary Grob Aircraft. The company describes an aircraft with an 11 m length, 10 m wingspan, 4-tonne maximum take-off weight, high-subsonic speed and an internal weapons bay on its CA-1 product page. Helsing introduced the Electronic Attack version in June 2026 and designated the original attack version CA-1KA. The company lists Centaur for autonomous combat, Cirra for electronic warfare and Symphony for mission operations on its product page. No publicly documented CA-1 aircraft order, delivery, operator or combat use was identified as of 2 October 2026 (Decode39, dpa, Infodefensa).

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