During the press tour we are attending in the United Arab Emirates, we learned that EDGE, through its missile subsidiary HALCON, has produced a new low-cost interceptor missile named SKYLIGHT, specifically conceived to counter the drone threat (mainly SHAHED-class and SHAHED-type drones).

Development of the missile started last March, in the context of the war in Iran. It relies on the reuse of a number of components either manufactured by group companies or outsourced, and on a rapid development approach.

SKYLIGHT uses a LAHAB rocket motor and a Semi-Active Laser (SAL) seeker, and is credited with a range of 5 km. The missile has already achieved Initial Operational Capability (IOC).

(Pictured, a render of the launch of the SKYKNIGHT missile, developed and produced by HALCON for integration into Rheinmetall’s SKYNEX Counter-Rocket, Artillery and Mortar (C-RAM) system: the experience gained with this program provided the company with the technological capabilities underpinning the development of SKYLIGHT).

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