We're grateful to Federal Minister of Defence Boris Pistorius for his visit to Helsing yesterday, and for seeing first-hand the work our teams do every day.
Introducing: AD-1 Inferno and AD-2 Ambush, @HelsingAI’s new air defence interceptors.
Designed to outmatch and outrun even the fastest jet-powered drone and cruise missile threats. 1/4
AD-2 Ambush:
• Defeats high-speed, high-altitude one-way attack drones and subsonic cruise missiles beyond AD-1's reach
• Solid rocket-powered
• > Mach 2
• Designed for mass production in a separate supply chain from AD-1
• Container launched
3/4
Both integrate natively into Contra, AI-controlled autonomous air defence system:
• Allows detection and engagement of thousands of drones and missile threats simultaneously
• Fuses sensors and effectors into a single air picture
• Helsing’s Altra C2 platform as the foundation, users retain human control over decision making
4/4
Today we are unveiling Contra, an AI-controlled autonomous air defence system designed to protect countries from scaled drone and missile attacks.
Alongside Contra, two new interceptors:
AD-1 Inferno to counter jet-powered threats. AD-2 Ambush to counter high-altitude threats.
From synthetic data to the production line for our autonomous fighter jet CA-1 Europa, all in one visit.
Thank you to His Majesty King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden for his visit to @HelsingAI.
Four exercises, four countries, one system: our strike drone HX-2 hit 39 of 41 targets. HX-2's relentless combat deployment in Ukraine has made it a hardened, reliable platform.
The truth is in the field.
Find out more: lnkd.in/p/eHhMX_Cy
Real-world training data is limited. Our synthetic AI is not. It generates photorealistic data at scale in seconds. Karsten Wildberger, Germany's federal minister for digital transformation, was among the first to see it in action.
Read more: lnkd.in/p/dGY9AH97
CA-1 Europa is on schedule.
Our new series “Building CA-1” goes inside its construction at @Grob_Aircraft.
First up: the wings. Full video on YouTube: youtu.be/gJcO-7J6ztM
Helsing retweeted
Ukrainian journalist visits users of @HelsingAI‘s HX-2 at the frontlines. Takeaways: They „carry the drone like a baby“ 😳, fly through denied environments, and 80% of the units‘ launches end in successful strikes.
youtube.com/watch?v=yFeaYbCA…
Defending democracy is not easy. At Helsing, we rely on the skill of people who thrive under pressure. If you think you have what it takes, apply. helsing.ai/jobs
Helsing's HX-2 AI-strike drone has ranked first in stage 1 of the @EUDefenceAgency's Sentinel Strike Challenge.
A close partnership aimed at maximum acceleration: @Hensoldt CEO Oliver Dörre and @HelsingAI’s Stephanie Lingemann briefed German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius on the rapid development of CA-1 Europa. First flights are on track for early 2027.
Andriy Shevchenko, Ukraine’s former Deputy Minister of Defence and Ambassador to Canada, is joining Helsing to lead our growing team in Ukraine. Welcome to Helsing, @AShevch!
Helsing has selected West Virginia for our first U.S. Resilience Factory, where we will manufacture the HX-2, our combat-proven AI-enabled strike drone. Thank you for your support, @wvgovernor.
Read more about the HX-2 at the U.S. Army Flytrap exercise: axios.com/2026/06/09/helsing…





















