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HX-2

AI-enabled strike drone.

by Helsing

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A Helsing HX-2 strike drone in flight above a field

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Timeline

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Cost to the government

  • Contract unit priceEstimated
    €63K
    4,300 units · Germany

    BAAINBw framework contract signed 26 Feb 2026: first call-off of 4,300 HX-2 for about EUR 270M, delivered in sets of 50 aircraft with a ground control station and spares; EUR 270,000,000 / 4,300 = EUR 62,791 per drone (division by us; includes GCS and spares).

    Sicherheit & Verteidigung (suv.report)

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Sources2

  1. 1.
    CompanyHelsing | Artificial intelligence to protect our democracies

    Supports: System

    “HX-2 AI strike drone”
  2. 2.
    NewsBundeswehr beschafft 9.000 Loitering Munition Systeme

    Sicherheit & Verteidigung (suv.report) · Supports: Cost · amount

    “Helsing liefert in einem ersten Schritt 4.300 Exemplare seines Systems HX-2 für rund 270 Millionen Euro.”

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