US Army tests Dragoon drone with 3D-printed bomb

The US Army's 2nd Cavalry Regiment conducted its first live drone strike assembled and flown by soldiers without contractor support on September 30, 2026, at Grafenwoehr in Germany. The Orqa MRM2-10 carried a soldier-built 3D-printed container with nearly two pounds of explosives, hitting the target in under five minutes.

• Orqa MRM2-10 carried a 3D-printed container with nearly 2 lb of explosives
• First Army-wide live kinetic drone strike without contractor support
• Strike range over 3 miles, extendable beyond 12 miles with extra receiver
• Container loaded with 250 g of C-4 and M6 blasting caps