US Firm Rolls Out Balloon-Dropped Glide Kit for Ultra-Long-Range Strikes

Aventra has raised $3 million to turn unguided munitions into AI-driven weapons capable of striking targets up to 3,000 miles (4,800 kilometers) away.

The Virginia-based defense startup is developing a modular glide kit, called the Piranha, that retrofits existing ordnance with wings and guidance modules to create a low-cost precision strike capability.

The system can be deployed from high-altitude balloons at roughly 80,000 feet (24,000 meters) and uses stratospheric winds to extend its reach.

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