Destinus

Four years ago, Destinus did not exist. Today, we signed a Letter of Intent with MBDA Deutschland, Airbus Defence and Space, Safran Electronics & Defense and Thales to establish the Bliksem EXO Consortium: 𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞’𝐬 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐬𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐧 𝐞𝐱𝐨-𝐚𝐭𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐩𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐜 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐦𝐞 𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭 𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐮𝐦- 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐞-𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐬. Europe has built a strong lower-layer air defence. The upper layer is the missing piece. Closing that gap takes two things that rarely come together: the engineering depth of Europe’s established defence leaders and the industrial tempo of a new generation of manufacturers. That is what #Bliksem EXO brings together. 𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞. 𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞. 𝐒𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞. https://lnkd.in/eJYM3Ftp

Destinus 𝐇𝐨𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐭 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐥𝐚𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐒𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐍𝐚𝐯𝐲 𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐞 In collaboration with the Armada, Hornet Block 1 was launched from F-81 Santa María, demonstrating a containerised naval deployment concept for maritime air defence. These tests highlighted how rapidly deployable interceptor systems can be integrated aboard existing naval platforms, providing an additional layer of protection against evolving aerial threats. We are proud to support the Spanish Navy in exploring new capabilities for the future maritime battlespace. #Hornet #NavalAirDefence #CounterUAS #EuropeanDefence

🇪🇺 Rheinmetall + Destinus 🇪🇺 “For us it’s important to stop the war in Ukraine, but broadly to make sure that Europe is independent. I think we have a great partnership here, for which we are obviously very grateful. Europe’s security will be built through cooperation, industrial capacity, and long-term commitment.” Oleksandr Danylyuk, Mikhail Kokorich, Armin Papperger, Roman Köhne

CNN with Paula Newton. ______________ Mikhail Kokorich Angelica Yazbeck Justine Noble Elijah Shama Dwight Burden #QuesMeansBusiness #Madrid #airdefense #cruisemissile #RUTA

𝐑𝐮𝐭𝐚 𝐁1: serial production. 𝐑𝐮𝐭𝐚 𝐁2: flight-validated. 𝐑𝐮𝐭𝐚 𝐁3: 2,000 km range, 250 kg-class payload, next-generation turbojet, containerised deployment. Today, Destinus announced accelerated development of 𝐑𝐮𝐭𝐚 𝐁3, a 𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠-𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦 designed for European-controlled production at industrial scale. Europe’s constraint is no longer technology. It is the ability to produce, replenish, and scale strike systems during prolonged high-tempo operations. 𝐑𝐮𝐭𝐚 𝐁3 is engineered around that reality. Accelerated production will be supported by the Rheinmetall Destinus Strike Systems joint venture. “We are excited to produce and deliver the first missiles from our site in Unterlüß, still in 2026.” Armin Papperger, CEO of Rheinmetall #EuropeanSecurity #EuropeanDefence #LongRangeStrike #CruiseMissiles

Europe says it needs a scalable long-range strike. Destinus is building it. Ruta B1 is already in serial production. Now, Ruta B2 validates a fundamentally new launch architecture — compact, canister-launched, designed for broader integration and industrial scale. Watch the flight test.