FE-1: US Army’s next-generation counter-drone missile passes developmental trials

Published on August 3, 2024

US-based Counter-Uncrewed Aerial System (C-UAS) solutions provider BlueHalo has completed critical milestones in the development of its agile and disruptive new Next-Generation C-UAS Missile (NGCM): Freedom Eagle (FE-1).

In June, BlueHalo announced its selection as one of two vendors chosen by the US Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Aviation & Missile Center (CCDC AvMC) Aviation & Missile Technology Consortium (AMTC) to continue developing the next-generation C-UAS missile (NGCM). 

Since then, the company has completed multiple rounds of testing for the FE-1, including successfully firing its dual-thrust, solid rocket motor

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