The European Defense Company MBDA has presented a new kamikaze drone low cost and high reach in it Aeronautical Hall of Paris that is being held this week. This drone, baptized as One Way Effector either Unidirectional effectorit has been designed to saturation operations in which a massive number of drones tests the enemy’s air defense systems and reveals its location. Has been in development since the late 2024 and the company plans to manufacture 1,000 units per month.
In military context, a Effector It is any system or device designed to generate a direct effect on the enemy or the operational environment, such as Cause damage, neutralize, intercept or alter adversary capabilities. It can be a missile, a pump, an electronic weapon or, as in this case, a drone.
The system has been offered to Ministry of Defense of France and could be adopted by the armed forces of that country. ‘We are waiting for a consultation of the French Defense Ministry on this issue. We expect the specific requirements of the DGA (General Directorate of Armament of France), although we have already had conversations with the French armed forces to ensure that this missile fits perfectly to the mission ‘he pointed out Hugo CoqueretDirector of Business Development in the land combat area of MBDA, according to the medium Breaking Defense.
The drone can be launched so much from A ramp as from An integrated hangar and is able to operate in environments No GNSS signal (global satellite navigation system). One Way Effector is propelled by a Reaction engineit has a 40 kg explosive head and can reach Objectives 500 km away.
MBDA will make the first demonstration before the end of the year and expect to start manufacturing it in 2027. The company plans to collaborate with other manufacturers to increase production capacity.
Manufactured using car production chains
One Way Effector has been developed in collaboration with a drone manufacturer and one French automotive industry company whose names do not quote MBDA in its statement. The reason for this association is that ‘It can be manufactured in the production chains of the automobile industry’Coqueret explained.
Ability to 1,000 units per month would allow the armed forces of France Acquire large lots at a lower cost and Use them massively to saturate enemy aerial defenses.
For drone design, MBDA has also taken advantage of the experience of military deployed in the invasion of Ukraine. One of its objectives is to force aerial defenses to reveal their position by repelting their attack, which facilitates its detection and destruction through other greater scope systems.
Besides, ‘Many will be launched at the same time, and the enemy air defense will have to be used against them, which will reduce their anti -aircraft stocks’says Coqueret.