Bird of Prey: Airbus Unveils Autonomous Drone Hunter to Counter Kamikaze Threats
In the rapidly evolving landscape of modern warfare, where low-cost kamikaze drones have become a dominant asymmetric threat, traditional air defense systems often find themselves… 
In the rapidly evolving landscape of modern warfare, where low-cost kamikaze drones have become a dominant asymmetric threat, traditional air defense systems often find themselves economically disadvantaged. Expensive missiles designed for high-end threats are frequently tasked with neutralizing inexpensive one-way attack UAVs, leading to unsustainable cost ratios. Enter the Bird of Prey, Airbus’s latest innovation in counter-unmanned aerial systems (C-UAS), which promises to restore balance through autonomy, reusability, and dramatically lower engagement costs.
Developed in a remarkably short nine-month timeline, the Bird of Prey completed its first successful demonstration flight on March 30…
