X-Bow has unveiled a new interceptor that can take on Group 3 drones capable of supersonic flight, and it costs less than $100,000 to make apiece.
The “Buckler” system is described as the New Mexico-based firm’s response to asymmetric warfare, where militaries often expend “million-dollar interceptors against thousand-dollar threats.”
By manufacturing Buckler’s airframe and propulsion system in-house, X-Bow is able to bring down production costs to just a fraction of conventional air defense systems.
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