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Loitering munition
Type index 3.8/100 · 2 incidents (1 at S4+) · 2 of 38 tracked companies have incidents of this type · 4 tracked products.
Companies ranked within Loitering munition
| Company | Share of company risk | Rank | Company index |
|---|---|---|---|
| STARK Defence | 100% | 1 of 2 | 23.2 |
| STM (Savunma Teknolojileri Mühendislik) | 100% | 2 of 2 | 20.1 |
Products
| Product | Company | Robot type | Status | Incidents | Index |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virtus | STARK Defence | Loitering munition | early-access | 1 | 23.2 |
| Kargu | STM (Savunma Teknolojileri Mühendislik) | Loitering munition | shipping | 1 | 20.1 |
| ALTIUS | Anduril Industries | Loitering munition | shipping | 0 | 0.0 |
| Bolt | Anduril Industries | Loitering munition | shipping | 0 | 0.0 |
Incidents
| Sev | Date | Company | Type | Location | Incident | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S3 | ~Oct 2025 | STARK Defence | malfunction | — | Stark Defence's Virtus loitering munition fails all four strikes in military trials · 4 of 4 trial strikes failed | DroneXL |
| S4 | 08 Mar 2021 | STM (Savunma Teknolojileri Mühendislik) | regulatory | Libya | UN report: STM Kargu-2 loitering munition may have autonomously engaged targets in Libya | NPR / New York Times |
Tracked companies shipping Loitering munition
ADASIAnduril IndustriesBaykarCummings AerospaceDefendTexDestinusDiehl DefenceDonaustahlEscribano Mechanical & EngineeringHalconHelsingLIG Nex1MBDAMach IndustriesOrigin RoboticsParamount GroupRobit TeknolojiRoketsanRowndSTARK DefenceSTM (Savunma Teknolojileri Mühendislik)Seeing SystemsSkyborne TechnologiesSkyfallSolar Industries IndiaSpearUAVSysverve AerospaceTata Advanced SystemsTerminal AutonomyUA DynamicsUVision AirUkrjetUnmanned Defense SystemsVeda AeronauticsVyriy IndustriesWB Group (WB Electronics)Yugoimport SDPRZone 5 Technologies
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