The Raytheon Coyote is a small, expendable, unmanned aircraft system built by the Raytheon Company, with the capability of operating in autonomous swarms. It is launched from a sonobuoy canister with the wings deploying in early flight phase.

The U.S. Army has selected the Coyote drone for a near-term counter-UAS solution. Equipped with an advanced seeker and warhead, the Coyote-enabled system can successfully identify and eliminate threat UAVs.

Jul 26, 2021 · The U.S. Army announced a major milestone in its anti-drone efforts this week, claiming it achieved its first “air-to-air non-kinetic defeats” using Coyote Block 3 drones. The recent demonstration saw the Coyotes take down a hostile swarm of 10 drones using a non-specified electronic warfare system or directed energy weapon of some kind.

Jan 10, 2022 · Raytheon released incredible new footage today of its Block 2+ Coyote drones engaging a number of unmanned aerial vehicles in a downright impressive undated demonstration.

May 7, 2020 · Coyote 2 is Raytheon’s RTN latest weapon in the fight against small drones. It may look like a missile, but it’s really something quite different: a miniature jet-powered interceptor.

Instead of a UAV or a loitering munition, Coyote Block 2 is effectively an anti-drone surface-to-air guided missile. It uses rocket-assisted launch, and is powered in flight by a small turbojet engine. Instead of flip-out wings, it uses streaks on the body and four flip-out fins for lift and manoeuverability.

Dec 20, 2023 · The service says it wants to buy 6,000 jet-powered Block 2 variants, which carry an explosive warhead to destroy their target, and 700 more Block 3 versions that utilize an unspecified “non-kinetic” payload.

Feb 5, 2024 · Raytheon has displayed its jet-powered Coyote Block 2+ C-UAS Interceptor in the “World Defense Show” (WDS) 2024.

May 10, 2023 · That's why the designers of American Raytheon had to create a hybrid: a jet-powered kamikaze drone against aerial targets, an "imitation air defense missile" or an "air defense drone," so to speak.

Jan 1, 2024 · This initiative includes procuring 6,000 jet-powered Block 2 variants, armed with explosive warheads for precise target elimination, alongside an additional 700 Block 3 versions designed with unspecified “non-kinetic” payloads.