> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.battlepolicy.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Helsing Claims 39 of 41 HX-2 Hits in NATO Trials as a Bundeswehr Qualification Deadline Nears - URL: https://www.battlepolicy.com/helsing-claims-39-of-41-hx-2-hits-in-nato-trials-as-a-bundeswehr-qualification-deadline-nears/ - Published: 2026-10-13T04:11:56.000Z - Updated: 2026-10-13T04:11:56.000Z - Description: Helsing's trial figures land weeks before an end-October German qualification milestone and well above the success rates documented in Ukraine. - Author: Marcus Schuler - Tags: Europe, Autonomy, #daily-brief, Helsing [*Helsing's*](https://www.battlepolicy.com/helsing/) *trial figures land weeks before an end-October German qualification milestone and well above the success rates documented in Ukraine.* Helsing's [HX-2](https://www.battlepolicy.com/helsing-hx-2/) loitering munition completed 39 of 41 strikes across four military trials, about 95%, the company said in figures published Oct. 12 by [ESUT](https://esut.de/2026/10/meldungen/75748/helsing-95-prozent-erfolg-hx-2/?ref=battlepolicy.com). The trials ran in Portugal, the Czech Republic, the United States and an unnamed Western European NATO member. No independent confirmation of the tally exists, ESUT noted. Helsing told the outlet the four trials used different success criteria and are not directly comparable. Frequently Asked Questions What did Helsing claim about the HX-2 trials? That the HX-2 completed 39 of 41 strikes, about 95%, across four military trials in Portugal, the Czech Republic, the United States and an unnamed Western European NATO state, per figures the company published through ESUT on Oct. 12\. ESUT noted no independent confirmation exists. Are the four trial results comparable? Helsing told ESUT they are not directly comparable because each trial scored attacks against its own success criteria. The Portuguese trial was the EDA's Sentinel Strike Challenge, which is a prize contest, not a procurement. What is the Bundeswehr deadline? Handelsblatt reported Oct. 9, citing people familiar with the matter, that Helsing has until the end of October to complete an outstanding qualification test. The Defence Ministry confirmed an extension for one unnamed company and said qualification is close to complete. How has the HX-2 performed in Ukraine? WELT reported in January that a Ukrainian document recorded hits in five of 14 documented missions. Helsing disputed related Bloomberg reporting, and co-founder Gundbert Scherf put combat mission success at around 70% in July, per Calibre Defence. What is the HX-2? A catapult-launched, AI-guided loitering munition from Munich-based Helsing: 12 kilograms, up to 100 kilometers of range, with an electro-optical seeker the company says can finish an attack under jamming, per Helsing and Calibre Defence. AI-generated summary, reviewed by an editor. [More on our AI guidelines](https://www.battlepolicy.com/ai-guidelines/). Read next — from the Lexicon - [Helsing HF-1](https://www.battlepolicy.com/helsing-hf-1/) - [Helsing AI](https://www.battlepolicy.com/helsing-ai/) - [Helsing HX-2](https://www.battlepolicy.com/helsing-hx-2/) Below this point 7 more sections. At the European Defence Agency's Sentinel Strike Challenge in Portugal, HX-2 went 11 for 11, Helsing said, with attacks flown by day and by night, against moving targets and under satellite-navigation jamming. In the Czech Republic it scored two of two without satellite navigation, with a STARKOM jammer at times less than 20 meters from the ground station. At the U.S. Army's Project Convergence Capstone 6, British soldiers flew 10 of 11 successful attacks after about two days of training. The catapult-launched drone weighs 12 kilograms and flies up to 100 kilometers, per Helsing. Its electro-optical seeker uses AI target recognition and tracking that the company says can finish an attack after navigation or the control link is jammed. Combat figures from Ukraine run lower. A Ukrainian document submitted to Germany's Defence Ministry recorded hits in five of 14 documented missions, WELT reported in January, with unstable video links and limited target acquisition among the causes. Helsing disputed Bloomberg reporting that Ukraine had held off new orders after launch failures, citing requests from more than six Ukrainian units and deliveries of several hundred drones a month. Co-founder Gundbert Scherf put combat mission success at around 70% in July, a company estimate. Helsing has until the end of October to complete an outstanding Bundeswehr qualification test, [Handelsblatt](https://www.handelsblatt.com/unternehmen/start-ups/bundeswehr-zulassung-von-helsing-kampfdrohne-hx-2-verzoegert-sich-offenbar/100260284.html?ref=battlepolicy.com) reported Oct. 9, citing people familiar with the matter. The remaining work apparently concerns munition safety, the paper wrote. Germany's Defence Ministry confirmed to Handelsblatt that one company, which it would not identify as Helsing or Stark, received extra time because the contractor had not caused the delay. Qualification is close to complete and the contract's termination criteria were not met, the ministry added. Germany ordered several thousand HX-2 in February for its brigade in Lithuania, per [Calibre Defence](https://www.calibredefence.co.uk/helsing-hx-2-loitering-munition/?ref=battlepolicy.com). The next dated test is the one Berlin set: a qualification milestone due by Oct. 31, before the EDA feeds its Sentinel Strike stage-two results into member states' purchasing decisions. ![Soldier at a ground-control laptop beside an X-wing loitering munition on a catapult rail](assets/keyimages/2026-10-12-helsing-hx-2-trial-hit-rate.png)