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Virtus

by STARKDE

Give ground troops a cheap, quick-to-launch precision weapon that can hit armour deep behind the front line, even when GPS and radio links are jammed.

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Export customer quadrupled its order in June 2026; first of 2,200 Bundeswehr drones due after acceptance.

Updated 3 Jun 2026Checked 11 Oct0 updates this week

Milestones

Next · First Bundeswehr deliveries
  1. Virtus revealedApr 2025Complete.
  2. Anti-armour warhead deal with TDWJul 2025Complete.
  3. Missed all four strikes in UK and German trialsOct 2025Complete.
  4. Bundeswehr evaluations report >90% kill probabilityDec 2025Complete.
  5. Bundestag approves 2,200 drones (~EUR 270M)25 Feb 2026Complete.
  6. Nordic NATO buyer quadruples order after first deliveries3 Jun 2026Complete.
  7. First Bundeswehr deliveriesTarget 2027Not yet reached.

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