AeroVironment has introduced MAYHEM 10, a new autonomous, multi-role launched effects system designed for deployment from air, ground, and maritime platforms. The system features a modular payload that can support missions such as ISR, electronic warfare, communications relay, and precision strike.
Key features of the MAYHEM 10.
- Multi-Platform Extended Standoff: Deployable from air, ground, and maritime platforms, MAYHEM 10 extends host-platform standoff by enabling threat detection and engagement at range—pushing sensing and effects 100+ km forward while reducing risk to crews and high-value assets.
- One System, Multiple Effects: A single MAYHEM 10 supports configurations for Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR), electronic warfare/disruption, deception/decoy, communications relay, and precision strike with up to 10 lbs of tailorable nonlethal or lethal payloads—without changing launch concepts.
- Scalable, Coordinated Effects: Employ MAYHEM 10 individually or in collaborative swarms to expand coverage, overwhelm or confuse defenses, and execute multiple effects in parallel—without concentrating forces or crewed platforms.
- Autonomy for Contested Environments: AI-enabled autonomy allows MAYHEM 10 to maintain mission effectiveness through jamming, spoofing, degraded communications, and denied navigation, reducing reliance on continuous operator control and operator burden.
- Built to Adapt and Evolve: A Modular Open Systems Approach (MOSA)-based, interoperable architecture enables rapid payload integration, autonomy upgrades, and system employment keeping MAYHEM 10 aligned with evolving threats, networks, and priorities.
With up to 100 km range, 50 minutes of endurance, and rapid deployment, MAYHEM 10 enables flexible, scalable operations—including swarm use—while its AI-driven autonomy and open architecture allow it to adapt to evolving threats in contested environments.
