CHAOS Industries joins low-cost interceptor parade with VESPID design

CHAOS is rolling out its Mk 0 and Mk 1 VESPID interceptors. (CHAOS)

WASHINGTON — Defense tech startup CHAOS Industries has unveiled a new family of small low-cost interceptors, dubbed VESPID.

The system comes in two sizes: the Mk 0, which is “man-portable and designed for austere environments,” and the Mk 1, which is “a faster, more maneuverable variant designed for high-density installations with a multitube launcher,” according to a company press release.

That multitube launcher is an existing system from ISS Aerospace, a UK company, according to a company spokesperson, who added that the Mk 1 can be integrated with Coyote launchers as well. That’s notable, as integration with Coyote is a key requirement for the Army’s Next Generation C-sUAS Missile program, which the service launched in August.

The spokesperson said that while the firm is not under contract at this time with any militaries, “We are participating in several domestic and international competitions with both Mk 0 and Mk 1 variants.”

The press release also highlights an “[a]bility to operate in congested electromagnetic environments.” According to the spokesperson, that line is in reference to a plan to use CHAOS’s radar transmitter “as a datalink to burn through jamming. In addition, the datalink waveform contains means for error detection and correction.”

Production wise, CHAOS claims plans are in place for a production capacity of 12,000 interceptors per year, with “a manufacturing architecture capable of expanding to 50,000” as needed. Work would be done at the company’s recently opened El Segundo, Calif. location.

The Los Angeles-based firm, which launched in 2022, becomes one of many to roll out new missile defense systems during this year’s AUSA conference, including low-cost interceptors from Anduril and Lockheed Martin , and a host of c-UAS radars and EW systems on the show floor.

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CHAOS公司正在推出其Mk 0和Mk 1型VESPID拦截器。（CHAOS）

华盛顿——国防科技初创公司 CHAOS Industries 推出了一系列新型小型低成本拦截器，名为 VESPID。

根据公司新闻稿，该系统有两种尺寸：Mk 0 是“单兵便携式，专为艰苦环境设计”；Mk 1 是“速度更快、机动性更强的型号，专为高密度安装而设计，配备多管发射器”。

据该公司发言人称，这种多管发射器是英国ISS Aerospace公司的现有系统，并补充说，Mk 1型导弹还可以与“郊狼”（Coyote）导弹发射器集成。这一点值得关注，因为与“郊狼”导弹发射器集成是美国陆军下一代反小型无人机系统（C-sUAS）导弹计划的关键要求，该计划于今年8月启动。

发言人表示，虽然该公司目前尚未与任何军方签订合同，“但我们正在参加多项国内和国际竞赛，竞标 Mk 0 和 Mk 1 型号的产品。”

新闻稿还强调了“在电磁环境拥挤的情况下运行的能力”。发言人表示，这句话指的是将CHAOS的雷达发射器用作数据链路，以“突破干扰”。此外，数据链路波形还包含错误检测和纠正机制。

生产方面，CHAOS公司声称已制定计划，年产能为12,000个拦截器，并“具备根据需要扩展至50,000个的生产能力”。生产工作将在该公司近期在加州埃尔塞贡多开设的工厂进行。

这家总部位于洛杉矶的公司成立于 2022 年，是今年 AUSA 大会上众多推出新型导弹防御系统的公司之一，其中包括 Anduril 和洛克希德·马丁公司的低成本拦截器，以及展会现场的一系列 c-UAS 雷达和电子战系统。

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