NIOA and Innovaero partner on loitering-munition payload systems

Apr 16, 2026 · Partnership · NIOA · Defense

NIOA and Innovaero partnered to develop and manufacture modular warheads, launch boosters and tube-launch systems for loitering munitions.

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  • The programme covers staged design, qualification and production readiness.
  • NIOA contributes payload, warhead and launch-system capabilities.

NIOA is an Australian defence group involved in counter-UAS payload development through its contract with Hydrix. In this robotics context, the company is the defence customer and munitions-side counterparty for small-UAS defeat payloads.