Cummings Aerospace’s Hellhound S3, a turbojet-powered, 3D-printed kamikaze drone that flies faster than 375 mph, completed a demonstration at the Army Expeditionary Warrior Experiment (AEWE) 2025.
The demonstration marked a significant milestone: the Hellhound S3’s first flight on a U.S. Army test range, validating the S3’s ability to operate in a tactically relevant environment.
Hellhound S3 is an unmanned aircraft system (UAS) designed to equip the U.S. Army’s Infantry Brigade Combat Teams (IBCTs) with the same combat power as Armored Brigades, enabling precise, long-range strikes against tanks, armored vehicles and fortified positions.
About Hellhound:
- Faster time on target: Powered by a turbojet engine, Hellhound S3 demonstrated a speed of 384 mph during a series of tests in early January.
- Affordable: Combines 3D printing and U.S. Department of Defense-approved commercial components to reduce production costs, simplify logistics and deliver advanced capabilities at lower costs than traditional systems.
- Manportable: All-up round (vehicle, launch canister and ground control system) weighs less than 25 pounds, allowing single-Soldier deployment and enhancing Infantry mobility.
- Mission flexibility: The modular design supports warhead, Electronic Warfare and Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance payloads.
- Soldiers can field-swap payloads in less than 5 minutes without tools.