KNDS France: First French company to offer a full range of remotely operated ammunition.
At the IDEX 2025 exhibition, KNDS France presents its latest remotely operated ammunition solutions: the MATARIS drone range, named after the Gallic projectile weapon designed to break enemy defenses. MATARIS consists of four types of remotely operated ammunition, covering short, medium, and long-range applications: MT-10, MX-10, MV-25, and MV-100 (the latter currently at the demonstrator stage).
The MT-10 and MX-10 are short-range solutions: a bi-rotor contra-rotating drone and a quadcopter, respectively. They can deliver a 550g controlled fragmentation military payload at a range of approximately 10 km, with an autonomy of 40 minutes. The MV-25, deployable by hand, can deliver the same payload at a range of 25 km thanks to its fixed-wing architecture. The MV-100 demonstrator extends this range up to 100 km, equipped with a turbine for high velocity and a 2.5 kg anti-armor warhead. This demonstrator is designed not only to neutralize heavily armored targets but also to conduct reconnaissance missions.
Versatile, easy to operate, and capable of engaging a wide range of targets, MATARIS represents the latest breakthrough from KNDS France in remotely operated ammunition.
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Download free sample pages More informationThe result of a record-breaking development time
Only two years elapsed between the beginning of the MV-25’s development and its operational deployment in Ukraine. Selected in 2022 as part of the COLIBRI project call by the French Defense Innovation Agency, the MV-25 successfully completed a live-flight test with an active warhead in June 2024.
Recognizing the lack of remotely operated ammunition in the French military arsenal, the Ministry of the Armed Forces identified an urgent need for such solutions. Leveraging its expertise in munitions, KNDS France responded in record time, becoming the first French group—in collaboration with DELAIR, EOS, and TRAAK—to develop and offer this range of solutions, now collectively known as MATARIS.
