BAE Systems subsidiary Malloy Aeronautics' TRV-150 cargo drone shoots down attack drones with APKWS rockets in Pentagon test
A modified TRV-150 heavy-lift cargo drone built by Malloy Aeronautics, a BAE Systems subsidiary, successfully intercepted multiple one-way attack drones using BAE's APKWS laser-guided rockets during a U.S. Department of War experiment in Florida. The aircraft fired multiple rockets without landing to reload, demonstrating a low-cost counter-drone capability using a platform originally designed for cargo transport.
Why it matters: A logistics drone is now a kinetic interceptor — proof that the counter-UAS mission will absorb every available airframe before purpose-built platforms arrive at scale.
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