Facts

• Company: AeroVironment
• Product type: Platform
• Status: commercial
• Capability focus: Counter UAS
• Website: https://www.avinc.com/solution/locust-x3/

Profile sections

• Summary
• Overview
• Market context
• Audience
• Workflow
• Capability
• Deployment environment
• Positioning tags
• Specifications
• Tags
• Sources

Summary

LOCUST X3 is AeroVironment's directed-energy laser system for counter-drone defense and fixed-site protection. It combines a scalable laser, modular beam director and automated detection, tracking and engagement support for counter-UAS missions.

Overview

LOCUST X3 is AeroVironment's directed-energy laser system for counter-drone defense and fixed-site protection. It combines a scalable laser, modular beam director and automated detection, tracking and engagement support for counter-UAS missions.

Market context

LOCUST X3 is AeroVironment's directed-energy laser system for counter-drone defense and fixed-site protection.

• Target environment: Defence bases, critical infrastructure, forward operating locations and protected perimeters.
• Workflow context: Drone detection handoff, laser engagement, fixed-site defence and counter-UAS mission support.
• Customer context: Military, government and infrastructure operators countering drone threats.
• Deployment model: Defence product and program integration model.
• Commercial maturity: Commercial/defence product with public product page and datasheet material.
• Adoption constraints: Adoption depends on rules of engagement, integration with sensors, power and cooling needs, field reliability and procurement timelines.
• Market position: Counter-UAS directed-energy platform in AeroVironment's defence portfolio.
• Adjacent products: DroneArmor, MaXon autonomous counter-UAS system, MARSS Interceptor

Audience

Defense

Workflow

Drone detection handoff, laser engagement, fixed-site defence and counter-UAS mission support.

Capability

counter_uas

Deployment environment

Defence bases, critical infrastructure, forward operating locations and protected perimeters.

Positioning tags

• Audience: Defense
• Workflow: Drone detection handoff, laser engagement, fixed-site defence and counter-UAS mission support.
• Capability: counter_uas
• Deployment environment: Defence bases, critical infrastructure, forward operating locations and protected perimeters.

Specifications

• Form Type: Directed-energy laser weapon system
• Laser Power: 20-35+ kW
• Operational Role: Counter-UAS and point defence
• Target Class: Group 1-3 unmanned aircraft systems
• Beam Director: Modular beam director
• Targeting Stack: AI-enabled detection, tracking and engagement automation powered by AV_Halo PINPOINT

Tags

• Deployment Environment: Defence operational environment