Helsing, a German military AI company, unveiled its Contra AI-controlled autonomous air defense system via a video posted on X on Monday. Helsing described it as a cost-effective system optimized to tackle jet-powered drone and missile attacks.
Helsing’s Contra system is intended to solve the existing air defense conundrum where the only current way of effectively intercepting jet-powered drones such as Russia’s Geran 4s and 5s is the use of multimillion-dollar interceptors
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While still at the developmental stage, Helsing bills Contra, based on its well-proven Altra C2 platform, as an autonomous AI-based operation that will allow the real-time detection and engagement of hundreds or more drone and missile threats into a single air defense picture.
It is anticipated to be “field-ready” by late 2027, with Helsing saying its seekers rely on European supply chains and is free from Chinese components.
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Now, all they need is to design an autonomous anti-drone sentry turret chambered in .454 Casull…
I think they pretty much have this already. Problem with guns is range so you need a lot of them.
They do. There was that Australian project (“Slinger”, I think?) among others. I was making a Hellsing reference.
