How much does HX-2 (and HF-1) cost?

HX-2 (and HF-1) is listed at $18,000 on the DEPLOY registry. This is an analyst estimate, not an official price.

Is HX-2 (and HF-1) actually deployed in the real world?

Yes. HX-2 (and HF-1) is independently verified in real-world operation on the DEPLOY registry, confirmed at named deployment sites with primary sources: not a concept, render, or demo-only.

Who makes HX-2 (and HF-1)?

HX-2 (and HF-1) is made by Helsing, based in Munich, Germany, founded in 2021.

Where is HX-2 (and HF-1) deployed?

1 verified deployment of HX-2 (and HF-1) is on the DEPLOY registry, including at Ukraine (combat zones).

Can you buy HX-2 (and HF-1)?

HX-2 (and HF-1) is in commercial deployment and is sold to operators; contact the manufacturer to buy, and see the pricing section for any recorded price.

What are alternatives to HX-2 (and HF-1)?

On the DEPLOY registry, comparable aerial robots to HX-2 (and HF-1) include Skydio X10, Wing Delivery Aircraft, MQ-9 Reaper, Matternet M2.

How does HX-2 (and HF-1) compare to Skydio X10?

HX-2 (and HF-1) and Skydio X10 (Skydio · 5 deployments) are both aerial robots on the DEPLOY registry. HX-2 (and HF-1) has 1 verified deployment on record. Compare both records for specs, safety, deployments, and verified-vs-claimed autonomy.

Is HX-2 (and HF-1) a top aerial?

On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, safety, adoption, media, and IP signals, HX-2 (and HF-1) ranks in roughly the top 49% of aerial models tracked by the registry.

What is HX-2 (and HF-1)'s maturity stage?

HX-2 (and HF-1) is at the production stage on the DEPLOY maturity ladder (research, prototype, pilot, commercial, production). Production stage means high-volume manufacture and commercial-scale deployments are sustained.

Is HX-2 (and HF-1) safe?

HX-2 (and HF-1) has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.

Robot model

HX-2 (and HF-1)

Helsing, founded in March 2021 in Munich by Torsten Reil, Gundbert Scherf, and Niklas Koehler and chaired by Spotify's Daniel Ek, began as a European…

Manufacturer: Helsing
Form factor: aerial
Maturity: production
Lifecycle: active
Deployments: 1
Website: helsing.ai ↗

Appears inMilitary & defense drones

Overview

Helsing, founded in March 2021 in Munich by Torsten Reil, Gundbert Scherf, and Niklas Koehler and chaired by Spotify's Daniel Ek, began as a European defense-artificial-intelligence software company building battlefield ISR fusion, the Altra strike-reconnaissance system, and the Centaur air-combat agent flown in a June 2025 Gripen E trial, and has since moved into strike-drone hardware. Its HX-2 is an electric X-wing precision strike munition with roughly 100 kilometers of range, about 250 kilometers per hour, and up to 5 kilograms of payload, with onboard AI for electronic-warfare resistance, built at the company's southern-Germany Resilience Factory at a stated capacity of more than a thousand per month, while its HF-1 is a plywood-fuselage AI loitering munition with GPS-independent navigation manufactured together with Ukrainian industry. Helsing has raised to a 12-billion-euro valuation through a 600-million-euro Series D in June 2025, roughly 1.37 billion euro in total. The registry records its drone line at production maturity: a German-underwritten 4,000-unit HF-1 order with 1,950 units delivered to Ukraine provides the verified fielding anchor, alongside a 6,000-unit HX-2 order announced in February 2025 and an operational serial-production factory, though the separate air-combat software side such as Centaur remains at trial stage and should not halo the whole company. On AI substance the GPS-independent navigation and electronic-warfare resistance are credible and battlefield-relevant, corroborated by Ukrainian reporting of HF-1 use, but claims of full electronic-warfare immunity are largely company-attested with thin independent validation, and a reported 18-billion-dollar 2026 round, full delivery against the HX-2 order, and sustained thousand-per-month throughput are recorded as claimed but not verified.

Verified vs. claimed

Maturity stage: production(Full-scale production deployment with repeat customers.)
Verified deployments: 1 deployment on file
Sources on file: 4 sources, view all

Key facts

Range

~100 km

Operating speed

~250 km/h

Payload

up to 5 kg

Production target

>1,000 HX-2 per month stated capacity

Form factor

electric X-wing precision strike munition

Specs

Notes

Verified: Helsing (founded Mar 2021, Munich; founders Torsten Reil, Gundbert Scherf, Niklas Koehler; chaired by Daniel Ek) began as a defense-AI software company (battlefield ISR fusion, Altra strike-recon, Centaur air-combat agent flown in a Jun 2025 Gripen E trial) and now makes strike drones. Funding to a EUR 12B valuation (Series D EUR 600M, Jun 2025); ~EUR 1.37B total raised. HF-1: 4,000-unit order underwritten by Germany, with 1,950 delivered to Ukraine (the verified fielding anchor). HX-2: 6,000-unit order announced Feb 13 2025., Maturity = production (drone line): German-funded orders + ~1,950 HF-1 actually delivered to a combat theater + an operational serial-production factory clear the fielding gate -> production. NOTE: the software/air-combat side (Centaur) is at trial/evaluation, NOT production - don't let drone maturity halo the whole company., AI-substance: substantive but partly company-attested: GPS-independent AI navigation + EW resistance are credible and battlefield-relevant; Ukrainian-side reporting corroborates HF-1 operational use. But the depth of 'full EW immunity' is largely Helsing-attested; independent technical validation is thin. Substantive autonomy with marketing inflation on the absolutism., Claimed but NOT verified: A ~$18B / $1.2B 2026 round (reported in-progress, not confirmed closed); full HX-2 6,000 delivery (an order, not yet evidenced at scale); >1,000 HX-2/month sustained throughput (stated capacity, not audited output); 'full resistance to electronic warfare' (vendor claim).

Specs

HX-2: electric X-wing precision strike munition, ~100 km range, ~250 km/h, up to 5 kg payload, onboard AI for EW resistance; made at Helsing's southern-Germany Resilience Factory (stated >1,000/month capacity), paired with Altra recon-strike software. HF-1: AI loitering munition, plywood fuselage, GPS-independent AI navigation using stored map data, manufactured with Ukrainian industry.

Form Factor

aerial (AI strike / loitering munition: HF-1 plywood-fuselage + HX-2 electric X-wing precision strike)

Data & sources

Press releases

News coverage

Web sources

4 sources backing this record.View all →

Availability and pricing

Availability: Not sold (internal use)
Price: $18K (analyst estimate)as of 2025-01-01
Units in field: Not disclosed
Sales model: Not disclosed
Lead time: Not disclosed

Pricing

One-time purchase

$18,000 USDanalyst estimateas of 2025-01-01

Source: Helsing HX-2 (Defense Express)

Price status: actual-sale-price = real published price at time of sale; manufacturer-target = vendor target, not yet realized; analyst-estimate = third-party projection, not a vendor figure; not-announced = no price on record.

Prices verified as of Jan 1, 2025

Deployments (1)

HX-2 (and HF-1) at Ukraine (combat zones)operational
On 18 November 2024, German Minister of Defence Boris Pistorius confirmed that Germany had committed 4,000 Helsing HF-1 loitering munitions to Ukraine.

HX-2 (and HF-1) on the deployment map

Where HX-2 (and HF-1) is verified operating. Explore the deployment map by place and type.

Recent activity

Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.

Verified media addedVerifiedJun 5, 2026
Helsing HX-2 strike drone field testing
Record createdJun 3, 2026
Added to the verified registry
Price point recorded: $18,000Jan 1, 2025
Analyst estimate
Deployment verifiedVerifiedNov 18, 2024
at Ukraine (combat zones)

Full change history →

Manufacturer-attributed media (1)

Manufacturer-supplied media at the model level. Not tied to an independently verified named-site deployment. Verification posture is product-showcase from the maker, distinct from the deployment-verified evidence in the section above.

PRIMARY SOURCE

Courtesy of Helsing

Helsing's field-testing footage of its HX-2 strike drone (simulated strikes, networked with a ground robot). Helsing's AI-enabled high-autonomy framing is a maker claim, not independently verified; the HX-2 is a loitering munition.

Safety record

No incidents on record for HX-2 (and HF-1).

Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.

Sources (4)

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Common questions

What is HX-2 (and HF-1)?: Helsing, founded in March 2021 in Munich by Torsten Reil, Gundbert Scherf, and Niklas Koehler and chaired by Spotify's Daniel Ek, began as a European defense-artificial-intelligence software company building battlefield ISR fusion, the Altra strike-reconnaissance system, and the Centaur air-combat agent flown in a June 2025 Gripen E trial, and has since moved into strike-drone hardware. Its HX-2 is an electric X-wing precision strike munition with roughly 100 kilometers of range, about 250 kilometers per hour, and up to 5 kilograms of payload, with onboard AI for electronic-warfare resistance, built at the company's southern-Germany Resilience Factory at a stated capacity of more than a thousand per month, while its HF-1 is a plywood-fuselage AI loitering munition with GPS-independent navigation manufactured together with Ukrainian industry. Helsing has raised to a 12-billion-euro valuation through a 600-million-euro Series D in June 2025, roughly 1.37 billion euro in total. The registry records its drone line at production maturity: a German-underwritten 4,000-unit HF-1 order with 1,950 units delivered to Ukraine provides the verified fielding anchor, alongside a 6,000-unit HX-2 order announced in February 2025 and an operational serial-production factory, though the separate air-combat software side such as Centaur remains at trial stage and should not halo the whole company. On AI substance the GPS-independent navigation and electronic-warfare resistance are credible and battlefield-relevant, corroborated by Ukrainian reporting of HF-1 use, but claims of full electronic-warfare immunity are largely company-attested with thin independent validation, and a reported 18-billion-dollar 2026 round, full delivery against the HX-2 order, and sustained thousand-per-month throughput are recorded as claimed but not verified.
How much does HX-2 (and HF-1) cost?: HX-2 (and HF-1) is listed at $18,000 on the DEPLOY registry. This is an analyst estimate, not an official price.
https://en.defence-ua.com/weapon_and_tech/how_us_military_was_impressed_by_the_hx_2_drones_those_successfully_are_hitting_russians_in_ukraine_showed_88_effective_hits_during_exercises_in_lithuania-18802.html
Is HX-2 (and HF-1) actually deployed in the real world?: Yes. HX-2 (and HF-1) is independently verified in real-world operation on the DEPLOY registry, confirmed at named deployment sites with primary sources: not a concept, render, or demo-only.
Who makes HX-2 (and HF-1)?: HX-2 (and HF-1) is made by Helsing, based in Munich, Germany, founded in 2021.
Where is HX-2 (and HF-1) deployed?: 1 verified deployment of HX-2 (and HF-1) is on the DEPLOY registry, including at Ukraine (combat zones).
Can you buy HX-2 (and HF-1)?: HX-2 (and HF-1) is in commercial deployment and is sold to operators; contact the manufacturer to buy, and see the pricing section for any recorded price.
What are alternatives to HX-2 (and HF-1)?: On the DEPLOY registry, comparable aerial robots to HX-2 (and HF-1) include Skydio X10, Wing Delivery Aircraft, MQ-9 Reaper, Matternet M2.
How does HX-2 (and HF-1) compare to Skydio X10?: HX-2 (and HF-1) and Skydio X10 (Skydio · 5 deployments) are both aerial robots on the DEPLOY registry. HX-2 (and HF-1) has 1 verified deployment on record. Compare both records for specs, safety, deployments, and verified-vs-claimed autonomy.
Is HX-2 (and HF-1) a top aerial?: On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, safety, adoption, media, and IP signals, HX-2 (and HF-1) ranks in roughly the top 49% of aerial models tracked by the registry.
What is HX-2 (and HF-1)'s maturity stage?: HX-2 (and HF-1) is at the production stage on the DEPLOY maturity ladder (research, prototype, pilot, commercial, production). Production stage means high-volume manufacture and commercial-scale deployments are sustained.
Is HX-2 (and HF-1) safe?: HX-2 (and HF-1) has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.

Methodology: Verified · 4 sources (1 primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-12

Verification posture

Verified

High confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-07-12

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: production

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: aerial

Sources by quality tier

1: knowledge-base; Knowledge base
1: secondary-industry-publication; Industry publication
1: primary-company-ir; Company IR disclosure
1: unclassified; Unclassified source

The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.

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