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Lockheed shoots down test drone using container-launched missile
The system was integrated in under 45 days and is designed to provide rapid, low-cost defense against Group 3 drone threats.
- Lockheed Martin successfully launched a missile from a 10-foot shipping container to intercept a test drone, highlighting the need for affordable counter-drone solutions.
- The Pentagon supports containerized weapons systems using standard shipping containers as a low-cost, mobile defense solution.
- The missile was fired from the GRIZZLY containerized launcher, which utilizes commercial off-the-shelf materials to reduce cost and logistics needs.
- Sensors and software from Sanctum Counter-UAS and radars from Fortem Technologies were used to track and engage the one-way attack drone.
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Lockheed shoots down test drone using container-launched missile
Defense major Lockheed Martin said on Wednesday that it had successfully launched a missile from a shipping container and intercepted a test drone amid rising demand for low-cost counter-drone solutions.
·New York, United States
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