American company Auterion has developed a self-guided analogue of the Shahed. A Ukrainian company took part in the development

The long-range Artemis ALM-20 drone, capable of flying up to 1,600 km and carrying a warhead of up to 40 kg, has undergone combat testing in Ukraine. The successful completion of its development was announced by the American company Auterion, which manufactures the drone.

Auterion is a company headquartered in the United States with a European hub in Munich. The manufacturer notes that a Ukrainian company, whose name is not disclosed for security reasons, took part in the development of the Artemis ALM-20. The system also underwent full-scale testing in Ukraine, which “included ground launch, GPS and GPS-denied navigation, long-range transit and terminal engagement”.

Artemis employs Auterion’s modular software architecture, which enables rapid adaptation of the drone to different combat tasks and integration with allied command systems. Owing to the open Auterion OS, developers can reconfigure the platform — from an autonomous strike drone to a reusable reconnaissance asset or an EW-capable payload carrier.

Production is planned in three countries — the United States, Ukraine and Germany — to ensure scalable supply and mitigate risks associated with wartime conditions.

Among the platform’s features is the ability to autonomously acquire targets by visual signature without reliance on satellite signals, enhancing its resilience to electronic warfare. Auterion emphasises that Artemis was developed drawing on Ukrainian battlefield experience, and that Ukraine will serve as a key proving ground for further refinement and serial deployment.

It is recalled that this summer Ukraine opened the Test in Ukraine programme to foreign partners on the state Brave1 cluster. Foreign mil-tech firms will be able to trial their technologies on the battlefield in Ukraine.