Elbit Systems Ltd.’s FUSE will provide its THOR Group 2 Uncrewed Aircraft System (UAS) to the U.S. Army through a partnership with Mistral Inc., under an established U.S. cooperation framework between the companies. This follows a U.S. Army contract awarded to Mistral Inc. by the Army Contracting Command for the procurement of the THOR UAS and mission payloads to support company-level small UAS needs.
Under the contract, the companies will provide FUSE’s THOR Group 2 UAS — a backpack-portable, rapidly deployable, fully autonomous multi-rotor VTOL mini-UAS designed to support a wide range of company-level tactical missions. Avandra LLC, Elbit Systems’ U.S.-based subsidiary, will closely pair with FUSE to provide local training, field support, and technical support.
The THOR Group 2 UAS is designed to provide small tactical units with an organic aerial capability supporting missions such as reconnaissance, surveillance, target acquisition and identification, communications relay, resupply and limited cargo delivery, as well as configurable effects options as mission requirements evolve. Designed for fast tactical employment, THOR reduces operator workload through autonomous takeoff and landing, autonomous mission execution, and multi-platform operation, while enabling rapid role changes at the point of need through modular payload integration. The system reflects a mature and configurable architecture intended to support the integration of a variety of mission payloads.
Yoav Poizner, Vice President of Marketing at Elbit Systems C4I & Cyber, stated:
“Elbit Systems is proud to support this effort alongside Mistral and FUSE. The U.S. Army’s decision to select THOR as its company-level multi-rotor system validates the technological and operational advantages offered by our solutions. Together, we look forward to helping deliver a dependable system that can be configured for evolving mission needs and scaled for operational demand.”
Yoav Banai, Senior Vice President of Business Development at Mistral, added:
“This award is about getting a proven, company-relevant capability into soldiers’ hands with speed, and doing it with a system designed for real operational conditions. By pairing Mistral’s U.S.-based integration and delivery focus with FUSE’s THOR platform, we are positioned to provide a rapidly deployable Group 2 VTOL UAS that supports multi-mission teams and adapts quickly as the operational picture changes.”
