SkyStriker

Elbit Systems’ electric loitering munition — a canister-launched, autonomous strike drone with a 5–10 kg warhead, abort-and-relaunch capability, and deep integration with the PULS multiple rocket launcher, combat-proven in India’s Operation Sindoor.

Overview

The SkyStriker is an electrically powered, canister-launched loitering munition developed by Israel’s Elbit Systems. Designed for covert precision strike and persistent surveillance, it can loiter over a target area for up to two hours, lock onto a selected target with an electro-optical/infrared seeker, and abort the attack to resume observation or return to base. The system bridges the gap between small tube-launched tactical drones and larger fuel-powered loitering munitions, offering a balance of range, payload, and stealth. Its interoperability with the PULS (Precise & Universal Launching System) means a single vehicle can launch both conventional rockets and SkyStriker loitering munitions — a capability no Western competitor currently fields.

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