MBDA Akeron RCH170

Akeron RCH170 is a loitering munition that MBDA is developing for its Akeron family of tactical combat systems, alongside the Akeron MP and Akeron LP missiles and the smaller Akeron RCX50. MBDA describes it as designed for rapid deployment, able to support forces at ranges of up to 80 kilometres with more than an hour of endurance, and able to carry out both reconnaissance and precision strike, including against heavily armoured targets thanks to an interchangeable warhead. A jamming-resistant datalink lets it work where electronic warfare is heavy. The system combines MBDA expertise in guidance and weapon systems with Delair in drone systems and KNDS Ammo France in warhead technology. It grew out of a French Defence Innovation Agency contract called LARINAE and the MUTANT XL demonstrator, which fired successfully in 2025, and MBDA plans to add artificial intelligence for autonomy and target recognition.