MBDA Akeron RCX50

Akeron RCX50 is a compact loitering munition in MBDA's Akeron family, offered as a launcher-free, man-portable system for dismounted troops, vehicles, naval platforms and air assets. MBDA gives its length as about 50 centimetres and its mass as about 2 kilograms, with effective ranges of up to 10 kilometres and about 40 minutes of operating autonomy. It combines reconnaissance and precision strike under man-in-the-loop control, with a fully reversible safety, arming and functioning system that allows a mission to be cancelled at the last second and the munition to be recovered and reused. A low-footprint radio-frequency data link supports beyond-line-of-sight engagement and resists jamming, including where satellite navigation is denied. MBDA lists first deliveries in 2026.