Army to buy thousands of Coyote drone-killers: Weapon of the Week

Published on January 24, 2024



Raytheon’s Coyote drone-killer was first introduced in 2014. Now, the U.S. Army plans to buy thousands of the newest generation.

In a publicly available contracting notice, the Army announced it plans to buy 6,000 of the Coyote Block 2 variants and 700 of the Block 3 variants. The main difference between the two is that Block 2s are kinetic while Block 3s are not.

Put simply, Block 2 is a one-time use drone killer. When launched, it uses a radar seeker to hone in on its target. Once it’s close enough to get the job done, it explodes, hopefully knocking its target out of the sky.

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