French Defense Technology company Harmattan Al has discovered I RIFI, a new offensive fears allegedly could hit targets up to 2,000km away.
BFM Business reports that the company aims with IRIFI to create a weapon that combines the cost and mass production of Shahed type drones with some of the abilities that characterize much more expensive navigation missiles.
One of the key features of the system is the ability to operate without relying on GPS or similar satellite systems. This is especially important in war zones where signals can be blocked or manipulated electronically.
Zone Militaire reports that IRIFI is designed for deep attacks and uses autonomy based on artificial intelligence. According to the company, an operator can manage dozens of attacks, while the system can analyse large amounts of satellite images.
Harmattan Al, Moudad M'Ghari, has described the concept by making a direct comparison to two arms categories.
According to his statement quoted by Zone Militaire, Shahed fears are free and can be produced in large numbers, but are more vulnerable and less precise. On the other hand, systems like Tomahawk and Storm Shadow have far more advanced skills, but they cost a lot and they are produced in smaller amounts. Harmattan He claims IRIFI is designed to position itself between these two models.
Development has quickly taken an international dimension.
Le Desk reports that during the opening of Marrakech Air Show on October 7th, the Moroccan Defence Administration and Harmattan AI signed a letter of intent for purchase, development and production of the system I RIFY in Morocco. The deal includes the Harmattan branch Al Morocco.
This would make Morocco one of the first countries directly linked to the new French system.
Harmattan Al has grown rapidly in the European defence industry. The French Ministry of Armed Forces announced in June that the DGA had ordered 5,000 combat drones from the company, following an earlier order of 1,000 units.
In January, Dassalult Aviation also led a $200m investment round in Harmattan AI, under a partnership for integration of autonomous systems and artificial intelligence into combat aviation.
