The U.S. Army developed the Coyote with a counter unmanned air system (C-UAS) capability to intercept other small UAVs. The Coyote Anti-UAS is long with a wingspan and is launched from a pneumatic box launcher with a maximum speed of . It weighs and delivers a kinetic effect by crashing into enemy drones or exploding near them and dispersing blast fragments from its warhead.Army and Air Force's Coyote UAV for ISR and Offensive Roles. Real Clear Defense. 16 January 2017.Army's air, missile defense countering UAS threat in multiple ways. Army.mil. 29 March 2018.Raytheon: C-UAS capabilities move to the next level. European Defence Review. 17 September 2019. By 2018, the U.S. Marine Corps was deploying a C-UAS that had been in development for two years. The Ground-Based Air Defense (GBAD) Counter-UAS system consists of the RPS-42 S-band radar, the Modi electronic warfare system, visual sensors and the Coyote anti-drone UAV to detect, track and destroy hostile drones. The system can operate out of a forward operating base or from vehicles such as an M-ATV or a pair of MRZR off-road vehicles.Marines Forward-Deploy Portable Drone-Killing System. USNI News. 4 June 2018. In July 2018, Raytheon announced the Army had awarded it a contract to deliver the Coyote for C-UAS missions, with deliveries starting by the end of the year. The Coyote Block 1B is equipped with an RF seeker and proximity warhead and works in conjunction with Raytheon’s Ku band radio frequency system (KuRFS) radar to intercept Class I and II drones;Army to Buy Raytheon's Coyote Expendable UAS for Drone-Killing Mission. Defense Tech. 17 July 2018.Raytheon to Provide Army with Drones for Killing Other Unmanned Systems. National Defense Magazine. 17 July 2018.Army, Navy Buy Raytheon’s Coyote Drone Weapon. Breaking Defense. 17 July 2018. the KuRFS can detect Class I UAS out to and can even detect objects as small as a 9 mm bullet. In June 2019, the Coyote-KRFS radar system, dubbed Howler C-UAS, achieved Initial Operational Capability with the U.S. Army after just 17 months of development.US Army Deploys Howler C-UAS System into Battlefield. UAS Vision. 20 June 2019.
