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A weapon system, a company, and one day's analysis, open end to end. The dashed line in each file is where a free reader normally stops.

Weapons Lexicon

Helsing HX-2

Germany's software-defined AI one-way attack drone — an electrically propelled loitering munition with 100 km range and on-board AI for jamming-resistant precision strikes, fielded by Ukraine and under evaluation by NATO armies.

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  • Combat record with Ukraine's 59th Brigade
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Helsing

Munich AI defense firm building strike drones, autonomous combat aircraft software, and undersea autonomy systems for NATO militaries and Ukraine.

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Helsing's HX-2 Combat Footage Shifts the Scrutiny to the Factory

Ukraine's 59th Brigade says roughly four in five HX-2 launches end in successful strikes. Its complaints concern propellers, catapults and warhead size, which is an industrial problem for a company built around software.

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  • 12 kilograms and a terminal handoff
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  • The 59th Brigade's 20%
  • Ukraine's 1,526 approvals
  • The June 17 warhead agreement
  • Japan's tests close in September: what to watch
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