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Leonardo DRS Teams With SpearUAV on Nano Loitering Munition For U.S. Market

By Cal Biesecker

Thursday, October 6th, 2022

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Leonardo DRS Teams With SpearUAV on Nano Loitering Munition For U.S. Market

SpearUAV's VIPER hovering loitering munition. Photo: SpearUAV

Leonardo DRS on Thursday said it has agreed with SpearUAV Ltd. to develop a version of the Tel Aviv-based company’s VIPER nano-scale hovering loitering munition for U.S. military customers. VIPER is a vertical launch, quadcopter that looks like a small drone and gives dismounted warfighters on the frontlines an easy-to-use aerial munition against various targets, including those in protected positions. The nano-munition launches from a man-portable canister. Spear says VIPER can be used to attack static and mobile targets beyond-line-of-sight,…

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