European defence technology company Helsing is increasing its production of the HX-2 strike software-defined, mass-producible strike drones to meet the growing demand from Ukraine. The production scale up follows additional orders and comes on the heels of an ongoing delivery of 4000 HF-1 strike drones,

The company Helsing AI has announced an order for the production of 6,000 HX-2 drones for Ukraine. This follows an earlier order for 4,000 HF-1 drones, which are currently being delivered to Ukraine.

Helsing, the German defense tech startup backed by Spotify’s Daniel Ek and others, is producing 6,000 HX-2 strike drones in addition to the 4,000 HF-1

A European defense technology company said it will produce 6,000 AI-assisted drones for Ukraine. Munich-based Helsing said on Thursday that it will supply Kyiv with the X-wing HX-2 electrically propelled drones that have a range of up to 100 km.

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