Overview
- The Mark 1 is about 65 cm long with an estimated 2 km range, carries a 500 g warhead and is priced at roughly $50,000 per unit.
- Guided by onboard artificial intelligence, the interceptor operates autonomously after launch and is built without a permanent data link to reduce vulnerability to jamming.
- Frankenburg reports current accuracy of roughly 56% and says it is targeting about 90% as development and production mature.
- The company says it has established production sites in two NATO member states and is aiming to manufacture hundreds of missiles per day.
- The concept is positioned as a cost-effective supplement to NATO air defenses after expensive air-to-air missiles were used to down Shahed drones over Poland on September 9.