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A1-Falke
AI
Germany · Shipping · 
Credit: ARGUS Interception GmbH · Source
Summary
Reusable net-launching interceptor quadcopter for catching uncooperative drones intact. Delivered to the Bundeswehr and the German Federal Police; ordered by the Hamburg Police (3 interceptors). Weight, endurance, speed, net count and intercept rate below are company or trade-press claims.
Identity
Status
Shipping
Category
Defense
Indicative price
Not listed by maker
Type
Counter-UAS interceptor
Physical
WEIGHT
<25 kg take-off weight (company/trade-press claim)
PAYLOAD
Undisclosed
Performance
MAX SPEED
up to 100 km/h (company/trade-press claim; HSU lists 100 km/h for the FALKE II prototype, which is not this product)
Other
TYPE
Quadcopter net interceptor (C-UAS effector)
EFFECTOR
Two integrated pneumatic net launchers (company site); patented ARGUS NetCapture; nets 4x4 m or 7x7 m (company/trade-press claim)
NETS CARRIED
Conflict, not resolved: up to 3 (ESUT / Wehrtechnik claim) versus 2 on board (Kreiszeitung). Company site says two integrated net launchers.
ENDURANCE
~30 min per battery (company/trade-press claim)
INTERCEPT RATE
>95% (company claim)
SENSORS
Radar, Ouster lidar (integration announced May 2026), depth camera, AI object recognition (company/trade-press claim)
AUTONOMY
Highly automated intercept; a human operator authorises and can abort (company/trade-press claim)
MODES
Pursuit, Dog-Fight, Shield, Safe Filing (company site)
TARGETS
Drones up to several kg; nets released automatically if the target is over 15 kg (Kreiszeitung claim)
RECOVERY
Captured drone carried to a pre-designated drop point intact; interceptor reusable, only the net is replaced (company/trade-press claim)
VARIANTS
Portable case set; mobile or fixed (vehicle or site). Falke-NEST is a hot-standby shelter accessory, not a separate robot (ESUT).
RANGE
Undisclosed
PRICE
Undisclosed. Not a list price: Hamburg press figures for a system with 3 interceptors conflict (about EUR 4.2M in NDR versus about EUR 3.4M in ESUT). hartpunkt >EUR 1.1B and about 450 systems is unofficial.
Capabilities
CLAIMEDTake-off weight under 25 kg, endurance about 30 min per battery, speed up to 100 km/h, intercept rate over 95%. Company or trade-press claims. No datasheet or independent test is on this row.
CLAIMEDNet count is not agreed. Company site: two integrated net launchers. ESUT and Wehrtechnik: up to 3 nets. Kreiszeitung: 2 nets on board.
CLAIMEDSensors: radar, Ouster lidar, depth camera, AI object recognition. Ouster integration was announced in May 2026.
CLAIMEDA human operator authorises the intercept and can abort it.
Comparable systems — same status tier
Resources
Source: https://argus-interception.com/en/
Source: https://argus-interception.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/ARGUS-Interception_Bundeswehr_EN.pdf — Bundeswehr delivery, 26 Sep 2025.
Source: https://argus-interception.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/ARGUS-Interception_Federal-Police_EN.pdf — Federal Police delivery, 2 Feb 2026. The release says the company was founded in 2023 by four former Bundeswehr officers. The fourth founder is Undisclosed.
Source: https://argus-interception.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/261009_PM_Bestellung-Pol-Hamburg-final-758450-EN.pdf — Hamburg Police order. Company file does not state a price.
Source: https://argus-interception.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/ARGUS-Interception-signs-framework-agreement-with-the-Bundeswehr-for-drone-defence.pdf — framework agreement with BAAINBw signed 15 Oct 2026. The company states no value and no quantity.
hartpunkt >EUR 1.1B and about 450 systems is unofficial trade press, not a company or ministry figure: https://www.hartpunkt.de/netzwerferdrohnensysteme-argus-interception-soll-milliardenauftrag-der-bundeswehr-bekommen/
Hamburg price conflict: about EUR 4.2M (NDR) versus about EUR 3.4M (ESUT). Neither figure is entered as a list price.
Range, payload and price are Undisclosed. Falke-NEST is an accessory and has no robotsX row.
Tags: Defense and Civil. Status: Shipping (in-market).
Price (not-listed-by-maker, Confirmed 2026-10-28): https://argus-interception.com/en/