Technology · Strike and munitions

Interceptor terminal-guidance seekers

Onboard RF, optical or infrared seekers that guide an interceptor to its target in the final phase of flight.

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Assessment

Case for · why it matters

The seeker drives both the cost and the accuracy of a low-cost interceptor; cheaper seekers let missiles work with less capable, cheaper radars.

Case against · the skeptic’s view

Seeker suppliers depend on integrators to win programs, and low-cost seekers must still hit small, fast, low-signature targets.

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				Notes	Conf.
Bohr SystemsUS	Startup	Developer	Development	No public test or customer data found; maturity inferred conservatively.	Reported

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Rail-launched, turbine-powered counter-UAS interceptor with RF seeker and fragmentation warhead; the Army's LIDS effector.

Fielded

Solid-rocket counter-UAS missile (originally BlueHalo) for Group 2-3 drones with RF seeker and 20 lb warhead; Army NGCM winner.

Prototype

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NewsAeroVironment's Freedom Eagle-1 Picked As New Counter-Drone Interceptor For U.S. Army
The War Zone · Oct 22, 2025 · Supports Technology
“FE-1 is designed to be cued to its target first by radars on the ground and then transition to an onboard radiofrequency-based seeker.”

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OtherBlack Flag 100.2
Black Flag · Supports Organization technology, Technology
“Bohr Systems develops onboard seekers for counter-drone interceptors and missiles, sold as subsystems to defense integrators.”

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