This Footage Of Jet-Powered Coyote Drones Obliterating Other Drones Is Incredible
Coyote doesn't play around when it comes to blowing other drones to bits. The explosions alone make the video worth watching.
By Brett Tingley January 7, 2022
The War Zone
Coyote Block II Drone Intercept
Raytheon released incredible new footage today of its Block 2+ Coyote drones engaging a number of unmanned aerial vehicles in a downright impressive undated demonstration. The video shows 4x4 M-ATV-based and fixed palletized launch systems firing the Coyotes, which then spectacularly defeat a variety of fixed-wing unmanned vehicles at different altitudes.
The video, shared to YouTube today, shows the Raytheon Coyotes defeating a number of fixed-wing drones during testing at the U.S. Army's Yuma Proving Ground in Arizona last year. The blast-fragmentation warheads on the Coyotes explode with a ring-shaped blast pattern radiating out from their longitudinal axis, producing quite the fireworks show. Two of the clips in the 1:40 video feature captions declaring the demonstrations were of a “High Altitude Test” and a “Low Altitude Test.” According to the video’s title, Raytheon claims this system “proves counter-UAS effectiveness against enemy drones.” Another shows a purely hit-to-kill engagement where the Coyote impacts the drone without exploding.
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