Raytheon Coyote interceptors

[bring_it_on]

The Coyote family has a HPM payload / warhead for the Non Kinetic variant. This was stated by the then JCO boss back in 2023.

The Coyote interceptor continues to be improved by spiraling in software upgrades, he said. Later in his presentation, Gainey said that the Coyote has been equipped with a high-power microwave warhead for use to counter drones in the CENTCOM AOR.

Gainey Touts Coyote In Countering Group 3 Drones; Need For Layered System Of Systems - Defense Daily

An expendable drone developed by RTX has proven critical in countering other unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) in two combatant commands (COCOMs) but

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[aonestudio]

RTX's Raytheon demos KuRFS and Coyote performance against complex UAS threats

U.S. Army tests prove LIDS effectiveness against enemy drones YUMA PROVING GROUND, Ariz., Oct. 14, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon, an RTX (NYSE: RTX) business demonstrated the capabilities of the Ku-band Radio Frequency Sensor, known as KuRFS, the Coyote™Block 2 kinetic effector, and the Block 3...

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[NMaude]

I thought that the Coyote drone was still in development but, no, it has scored well over a 100 combat kills, from Defense Updates:

US Army has racked up 170 kills with Coyote counter-drone interceptors in operational deployments globally.

Officials highlighted Coyote’s achievements at the Falcon Peak 2025, a counter-drone capabilities demonstration at Peterson Space Force Base in Colorado. The service currently has Coyotes deployed at 36 unspecified sites outside of the United States.

“So we’re in [the] CENTCOM region, AFRICOM, [and] EUCOM,” said Army Maj. Alyssa Tallmadge from the service’s Program Executive Office for Missiles and Space referring to the top U.S. military commands in the Middle East, Africa, and Europe. “As we’re over there for Coyotse, we’re at 170 successful kills in all those regions.”

In this video, Defense Updates analyzes how the Coyote counter-drone interceptor is showing its value ?

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Chapters:
00:11 INTRODUCTION
01:49 COYOTE DESIGN & CAPABILITY
05:15 COYOTE PROCUREMENT
06:41 ANALYSIS