Project Eagle

About

Project Eagle is a defense technology initiative focused on developing autonomous and AI-enabled drone systems for modern warfare. The project was created by former Google CEO Eric Schmidt and involves engineers and specialists recruited from major technology and aerospace companies such as Google, Apple, and SpaceX. Its goal is to build scalable, low-cost unmanned systems capable of reconnaissance, interception, and strike missions.

The initiative operates through several associated companies and projects, including Merops, Swift Beat, Aurelian Industries, and Volya Robotics, which work on different aspects of drone development and production. Project Eagle systems are tested both in the United States and in Ukraine, where they are evaluated in real operational conditions and adapted to counter threats such as loitering munitions and attack drones.

Details

Products:

–Bumblebee Drone

• Type: Autonomous combat and interceptor UAV
• Specifications:
• Maximum speed: up to ~350 km/h
• Maximum altitude: up to ~5,000 m
• Propulsion: electric multi-propeller system
• Control: remote operator with AI-assisted targeting
• Navigation: visual-inertial navigation with jam-resistant communications

Capabilities:

• AI target recognition for vehicles, soldiers, and drones
• Autonomous terminal guidance for improved strike accuracy
• Reconnaissance and surveillance operations
• Precision strike missions against ground targets
• Possible use as an aerial interceptor against hostile drones
• –Surveyor Interceptor Drone (Merops System)
• Type: High-speed fixed-wing interceptor UAV for counter-drone defense

Specifications:

• Maximum speed: over ~280 km/h
• Interception range: up to ~20 km
• Warhead: ~2 kg fragmentation warhead
• Unit cost: approximately ~$15,000 per drone
• Launch system: vehicle-mounted mobile launcher

Capabilities:

• Interception of hostile UAVs such as loitering munitions and reconnaissance drones
• Operator-guided flight with autonomous terminal homing
• Optical sensors for target tracking
• Designed to operate in GPS-denied or electronic warfare environments
• Integrated into a mobile counter-drone system with launch platforms and ground control units