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According to the report, California-based firm Mach Industries is building a new kamikaze drone called Viper, aimed at bringing long-range precision strike capability to frontline units.
The report stated that this drone was shaped by Ukraine’s drone war. Viper combines the reach of Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS), the speed of a cruise missile, and the lethality of a Hellfire warhead in a compact, tactical platform.
The report also said that the system blurs the line between loitering munition and cruise missile, merging the affordability and agility of a drone with missile-class reach and performance. It can strike targets such as artillery, radar systems, and logistics hubs up to 290 kilometers (180 miles), delivering a 10-kilogram (22-pound) warhead at high-subsonic speed.
In addition, this drone relies on artificial intelligence navigation and multi-band radio frequency guidance to operate in GPS-denied environments, though its performance under electronic warfare remains under evaluation.
Source: Military AI
The report stated that this drone was shaped by Ukraine’s drone war. Viper combines the reach of Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS), the speed of a cruise missile, and the lethality of a Hellfire warhead in a compact, tactical platform.
The report also said that the system blurs the line between loitering munition and cruise missile, merging the affordability and agility of a drone with missile-class reach and performance. It can strike targets such as artillery, radar systems, and logistics hubs up to 290 kilometers (180 miles), delivering a 10-kilogram (22-pound) warhead at high-subsonic speed.
In addition, this drone relies on artificial intelligence navigation and multi-band radio frequency guidance to operate in GPS-denied environments, though its performance under electronic warfare remains under evaluation.
Source: Military AI
