The Australian company DefendTex introduced the Night Fury, a small-sized precision strike munition with a claimed range of up to 1000 km. The development was presented by DefendTex CEO Travis Reddy at Land Forces 2026 in Perth. The company positions the product as a cheap alternative to larger guided missiles. According to published technical descriptions: - Range: up to 1000 km.
- Weight: about 10 kg without additional booster.
- Warhead: about 4 kg.
- Length: 2.3 m.
- Wingspan: 2.5 m.
- Cruising speed: about 200 km/h.
- Maximum speed: up to 500 km/h. The main idea of the project is to create a relatively cheap means for the precise destruction of distant targets without the use of a heavy cruise missile. At the same time, the small mass of the warhead significantly limits the damage compared to long-range missiles and/or traditional UAVs. VK maximum day.