TYR has completed live-fire testing and is under contract with Department of War customers, the company said. Heaviside said it has evaluated the system against operational requirements for range, lethality, portability and performance in contested environments.
The munition weighs just over five pounds, with the complete system weighing approximately 15 pounds. The company lists flight time at more than 60 minutes, range at over 25 miles and speed at above 150 mph.
Operators can choose from four Nammo warheads: Shaped Charge Anti-Tank, Anti-Structure Munition, Explosively Formed Penetrator and Anti-Personnel Frag. Heaviside said TYR can be used for ground and base defense, counter-drone missions or integration onto larger unmanned systems.
The weapon is designed to operate in contested and GPS-denied environments. It also has a low acoustic and visual signature, according to the company.
“As peer adversaries increasingly employ autonomous unmanned systems on the battlefield, U.S. and allied forces must adopt technologies that extend our robotic advantage,” said Heaviside President Nils Haagenrud. “TYR does exactly that by enabling widespread fielding of a lightweight loitering munition with the range and lethality necessary to increase standoff distance.”
“With a first-of-its-kind combination of size, weight, and performance, TYR packs an outsized punch against armored vehicles, fortified structures, and other enemy targets while keeping warfighters farther from harm’s way,” said Heaviside CEO Phillip Walker. The company said TYR is priced for widespread adoption but did not disclose a price.
TYR is the first product in Heaviside’s precision munitions line. Founded in Los Angeles in 2024, the company develops autonomous precision munitions and specialized systems for U.S. and allied special operations and conventional forces.
