Heaviside Industries, a Los Angeles-based maker of precision munitions platforms, unveiled TYR, a miniaturised loitering munition, at the AUSA Annual Meeting & Exposition in Washington, DC. TYR weighs just over five pounds, or about 15 pounds as a full system, and can defeat targets including main battle tanks. It offers four Nammo warhead variants and can be used for base defence, as a counter-UAS system, or on larger unmanned systems. It flies for more than 60 minutes, has a range beyond 25 miles, and reaches speeds above 150 miles per hour. It is built to work in GPS-denied environments. TYR has completed live-fire testing and is under contract with Department of War customers. Heaviside was founded in 2024.

Heaviside Industries unveils the TYR loitering munition, A five-pound tank-killer. With speeds over 150 mph and four modular warheads, TYR sets a new bar for performance-to-weight and man-packable lethality, extending standoff distance for warfighters Heaviside Industries, a builder of multi-domain precision munitions platforms, today introduced its TYR miniaturized loitering munition at the AUSA Annual Meeting & Exposition in Washington, D.C. The first in Heaviside's line of precision munitions, TYR delivers outsized performance for its weight, combining speed, endurance, and lethal effects in a truly man-packable system. Weighing just over five pounds with a total system weight of approximately 15 pounds, TYR can defeat a wide range of targets, including main battle tanks. TYR offers four Nammo warhead variants - Shaped Charge Anti-Tank, Anti-Structure Munition, Explosively Formed Penetrator, and Anti-Personnel Frag - allowing warfighters to tailor lethal effects across multiple mission sets. TYR can be employed in ground and base defense operations, utilized as a counter-UAS system, or integrated onto larger unmanned systems for multi-domain employment. Designed to operate in contested and GPS-denied environments, TYR delivers more than 60 minutes of flight time and a range exceeding 25 miles. The new loitering munition reaches speeds of more than 150 miles per hour while maintaining a low acoustic and visual signature, enabling discreet operation. Priced for widespread adoption, TYR gives warfighters the flexibility and lethality needed to achieve overmatch against adversaries. "As peer adversaries increasingly employ autonomous unmanned systems on the battlefield, U.S. and allied forces must adopt technologies that extend our robotic advantage," said Heaviside president Nils Haagenrud. "TYR does exactly that by enabling widespread fielding of a lightweight loitering munition with the range and lethality necessary to increase standoff distance." "With a first-of-its-kind combination of size, weight, and performance, TYR packs an outsized punch against armored vehicles, fortified structures, and other enemy targets while keeping warfighters farther from harm's way," said Heaviside chief executive officer Phillip Walker. TYR has completed live-fire testing and is currently under contract with Department of War customers. The system has been developed and evaluated against operational requirements for range, lethality, portability, and performance in contested environments, validating its ability to deliver lethal effects from a man-packable platform. About Heaviside Industries Heaviside Industries was founded in 2024 in Los Angeles, with a mission of building autonomous precision munitions and other specialized solutions for U.S. and allied special operations and conventional forces. Posted In:

U.S. Army orders $99 million worth of drone-detecting gadgets. Aug 28, 2026 Modified date: Aug 28, 2026 Key Points * The U.S. Army awarded Heaviside Industries Inc. a contract worth up to $99 million for its MOTH spectrum analyzer. * The indefinite-delivery contract runs through August 27, 2031, with work locations determined by individual task orders. The U.S. Army signed a deal worth up to $99 million for a small handheld gadget that can detect drones and other radio signals on the battlefield. The device is called MOTH, short for a spectrum analyzer, and it's made by a California company called Heaviside Industries. The Army's contract runs through 2031, according to a Department of War announcement, and covers buying, fielding, upgrading and maintaining the devices over that period. Heaviside Industries is based in Marina del Rey, California. The company won the contract after the Army opened bidding online and got 99 companies competing for it. - ADVERTISEMENT - CONTINUE READING BELOW - Discover more Join Air Force Compare Car Insurance So what does MOTH actually do? Think of it as a pocket-sized radio detector for soldiers. It picks up signals anywhere between 5 MHz and 6 GHz, a wide enough range to catch most drone control links, walkie-talkies and other communications gear. It weighs less than a pound with the battery in, about the size of a large smartphone, and soldiers can wear it on a vest or carry it in a pack. The device tells a soldier not just that a signal is present, but roughly which direction it's coming from, using a built-in direction-finding feature. It also has GPS, a small screen, and vibrates to alert the user when it picks something up. It's built to survive rain, dust and rough handling, rated to work anywhere from 14 to 131 degrees Fahrenheit. A single MOTH unit runs about $4,950 through retailer Lumenier, which is inexpensive by military technology standards. That low price matters because it means the Army can hand these out widely instead of reserving expensive detection gear for specialists. According to the trade outlet Soldier Systems Daily, MOTH is meant mainly for soldiers trained in electronic warfare, but it's simple enough that almost anyone in a unit could use it to spot a nearby drone or radio signal without needing special training. Readers who wish to follow its weekly coverage can subscribe to the Weekly Defense Roundup. If you wish to report a grammatical or factual error in this article, please let Defence Blog know by using the online form. Executive Editor Support The Defence Blog