U.S. firm fires cheap 3D-printed jet drones from a buggy

U.S. company Cummings Aerospace demonstrated a mobile launcher firing two Hellhound S3 jet-powered loitering munitions from a Polaris light tactical vehicle at the Pendleton UAS Range in Oregon on August 25, 2026. The demonstration, whose results were announced in October, showed the ability to launch successive drones from a compact vehicle-mounted arrangement while using a single handheld control system. The approximately 13-pound air vehicle is promoted with a range exceeding 60 kilometers and a maximum speed around 384 miles per hour, while the launcher concept can accommodate up to eight rounds. Those figures are reported design characteristics, not independently established combat performance.