Scaled-Down HADIS Unmanned Glider Soars in Breakthrough Test

HENSOLDT has put its High Altitude Drop Infiltrating System (HADIS) through a key flight test, launching a scaled-down version from an A400M transport aircraft.

During the trial, the company flew a one-third-scale version, successfully demonstrating parachute-based extraction and autonomous waypoint navigation.

In practice, once an aircraft’s cargo ramp opens, HADIS is pulled out by chute and transitions into a controlled glide, with navigation managed from the ground, from the aircraft, or through onboard autonomous systems.

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