Interceptor drone Jäger: Quantum Systems shows Söder and Blume a drone with solid-fuel rocket motor

A new interceptor drone from Bavaria: Bavarian Minister-President Markus Söder and State Minister Markus Blume visited the headquarters of Quantum Systems in Gilching near Munich. The occasion was recent drone sightings over critical infrastructure and the declared goal of protecting Europe with a drone wall.

During the visit, Quantum Systems provided insights into ongoing projects and presented a new interceptor drone for protecting critical infrastructure.

The Jäger/Hunter interceptor drone in detail

As Quantum Systems told the online portal Hartpunkt, the company has completed development of the Jäger drone.

Externally, the drone follows the widespread X-wing design, with the motor nacelles at the wing tips as usual. Yet the Jäger does offer something new: a small solid-fuel rocket motor gives it outstanding climb performance.

Launch is purely electric; at around 100 metres the rocket motor ignites and takes the drone to four kilometres in just 30 seconds. The manufacturer states a maximum altitude of five kilometres. The 2.5-kilogram drone reaches a top speed of between 365 and 405 km/h and has a range of up to 25 kilometres.

Interception itself is to be automated, using the hit-to-kill principle. Alternatively, a payload of up to 800 grams can be carried.

A series system would have to take customer-specific operating principles into account, Quantum Systems told Hartpunkt. Operational use would accordingly be possible by year-end. The system is to cost less than 10,000 euros per unit.