{"id":32289,"date":"2023-05-04T19:09:10","date_gmt":"2023-05-04T19:09:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/uncategorized\/2023\/05\/04\/rheinmetall-pitches-unmanned-mothership-full-of-tiny-attack-drones\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T18:29:48","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T18:29:48","slug":"rheinmetall-pitches-unmanned-mothership-full-of-tiny-attack-drones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/battlefield-tech\/2023\/05\/04\/rheinmetall-pitches-unmanned-mothership-full-of-tiny-attack-drones\/","title":{"rendered":"Rheinmetall pitches unmanned mothership full of tiny attack drones"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">MILAN \u2013 German defense contractor Rheinmetall unveiled plans last month for a drone envisioned to carry up to eight loitering munitions and release them close to their targets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The drone carrier, dubbed Combat Drone, is based on the existing Luna Next-Generation (NG) platform, also manufactured by Rheinmetall and in service with different customers including the German Army.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A video <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Cfi7sdGnJPY\"><u>released<\/u><\/a> last month by the company shows the system being launched via catapult, tracking a truck en route to a shed. The drone then releases <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c4isrnet.com\/unmanned\/2023\/04\/24\/one-way-aerospace-to-demo-ukraine-made-kamikaze-drones-to-nato\/\">explosive loitering munitions<\/a> which first destroy a perimeter sensor and then blow up the truck parked inside the structure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe video presents a proof of concept, where the shown elements are in development and currently at different stages of maturity,\u201d Rheinmetall spokesman Jan-Phillip Weisswange told Defense News in an email. \u201cThe Combat Drone will be capable of carrying and deploying different types of rotary-wing loitering munitions, which, depending on the kind and configuration, could total 8 effectors,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The timing for finalizing the idea will ultimately depend on customer interest, according to Weisswange.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While other details about the envisioned capabilities of the strike drone were not available, more is known about the system that inspired its design. The Luna NG, whose predecessor is the Luna X-2000 that has been operated by German troops since the early 2000s, was formerly manufactured by EMT Penzberg before Rheinmetall bought the operation in 2021. It is a lightweight reconnaissance drone capable of remaining airborne for 12 hours over ranges above 100 kilometers. Soldiers can launch it by way of a rope hoist catapult.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While the drone carrier idea is not new by itself, the design was likely influenced by the use of unmanned aerial vehicles in Ukraine, according to Samuel Bendett, research analyst at the U.S.-based Center for Naval Analyses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThere is a need in Ukraine to provide kamikaze quadcopter capability and delivery beyond the technical specifications of these small drones,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bendett points out that both the United States and China have been experimenting with the concept for years, while Russians officials were recently discussing the possibility of launching the Molniya small combat drone from the larger Grom platform.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAt this point, it\u2019s about who will get there first \u2013 and the cost in this is a factor,\u201d said Bendett. 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