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Germany's Helsing unveils 'Europa' combat drone
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Posted on September 25, 2025
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Published by Global Banking and Finance Review
Posted on September 25, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 21, 2026
Germany's Helsing unveils the CA-1 Europa, an autonomous combat drone, with a first flight planned for 2027 and military availability by 2031.
TUSSENHAUSEN, Germany (Reuters) -German defence startup Helsing unveiled a new autonomous military drone on Thursday, joining a race to build remote-piloted systems that can swarm into battle with other drones or team up with crewed jets to reshape the future of air combat.
Unveiling a full-size angular model of the roughly four tonne "CA-1 Europa" drone at a factory outside Munich, Helsing said it would stage a first flight in 2027 and become available for military operations within the following four years.
(Reporting by Tim Hepher, Alexander Huebner, Supantha Mukherjee; Editing by Ros Russell)
An autonomous military drone is an unmanned aerial vehicle that can operate without human intervention, using advanced technologies to perform tasks such as surveillance, reconnaissance, and combat.
Specifications in military technology refer to the detailed descriptions of the capabilities, dimensions, and features of military equipment, which help in assessing their performance and suitability for operations.
Military operations are coordinated actions taken by armed forces to achieve specific objectives, such as defense, combat, or peacekeeping, often involving strategic planning and execution.
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