The Daily Hog

     Lithuanian Defense company Granta Autonomy announced a new model of loitering munition called the X-Wing. They said that the drone was tested this spring and has been delivered to the Ukrainian Armed Forces for additional testing in real-world use. They expect to produce "several hundred" drones per month, starting at the beginning of 2026. The X-Wing is capable of vertical takeoff or landing, it has a range of 50km, it is designed to strike either soft or hard targets and radar, it should only cost about €10,000, has a daytime and thermal camera produced by Granta, it can operate in GNSS denied environments, has a fragmentation warhead, and the guidance system incorporates AI. They plan to extend the operational range beyond 50km.   Ukraine will receive more than 150 TheMIS tracked ground drones funded by the Netherlands. The manufacturer of these drones, Milrem, will produce them at their plant in Born, which has a scalable assembly line that can be expanded ...