Poland's Military Institute of Armament Technology (WITU) aims for a unit price of about $75,000 for the CMI counter-drone missile it is developing with MBDA, at a production rate of around 10,000 a year, Dariusz Sokołowski of the institute's Rocket Technology Centre told ZBiAM in an interview.
Under their agreement each side funds its own part. MBDA leads, handles sales and contracts, and supplies the command and control system and the seeker, which has been tested at the Drawsko range. WITU builds the 105 mm missile, including its guidance, warhead, laser proximity fuze and dual-thrust solid rocket motor.
Sokołowski said the missile should reach 6 km in range and altitude at around 550 m/s, using an infrared seeker that needs to lock on 300 to 400 m from the target, and a 4 kg warhead. Production is to take place in Poland, and the first firings are planned for mid-2027.
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Military Institute of Armament Technology
Military research institute
The Military Institute of Armament Technology is a Polish military research institute that develops the CMI counter-drone missile with MBDA.
