X-WING is a Lithuanian Granta Autonomy loitering munition that combines vertical takeoff with fixed-wing cruise for squad-level precision strike missions. Public sources describe a 12 kg system with a 4 kg hybrid warhead, AI-assisted targeting, day and thermal micro-gimbal sensing, GNSS-denied operation, and Ukrainian testing or orders during the 2014 Russia-Ukraine War.
Granta Autonomy and defense reporting place X-WING in Ukrainian trials and orders: Janes and Defense News reported Ukrainian testing and orders, UNITED24/Militarnyi reported small batches handed to front-line units for additional trials, and 2026 Ukraine's Arms Monitor reporting still described the system as tested in Ukraine rather than confirmed routine strike use.
Role detailsX-WING reporting connects the loitering munition to Granta Autonomy's in-house sensor and communications components. The public record is strongest for architecture and trials; it does not yet identify repeated combat strikes by the system.
Granta positions X-WING as the shooter counterpart to the Hornet XR reconnaissance UAV, giving the strike airframe a documented sensor-to-shooter context inside the company's small-UAV family.
Public reporting says X-WING integrates Granta micro-gimbals for day imagery and thermal night observation; Granta's GS-214X page separately documents dual EO and thermal micro-gimbal capability.
Defense News reported Hornet XR and X-WING use the same in-house datalink; Ukraine's Arms Monitor described the X-WING datalink as S-band/C-band, jamming-resilient, and compatible with most ground-station software.
Sources: ESD X-Wing Unveiling; Defense News X-Wing Ukraine Testing; Ukraine Arms Monitor Granta Testing; Granta Autonomy GS-214X; Granta Autonomy Digital Data Link.
Public sources use X-WING for the 2025 VTOL/fixed-wing loitering munition and Granta X for a closely related Lithuanian Armed Forces loitering-munition designation.
| Variant | Configuration | Designation notes |
|---|---|---|
| Granta X / Granta Autonomy X | Related Lithuanian loitering-munition designation | The reusable Wikimedia image identifies a Granta Autonomy X loitering munition for the Lithuanian Armed Forces; this appears related to, but not enough by itself to distinguish from, the later X-WING press-launch configuration. Sources: Granta Autonomy X Wikimedia Image |
X-WING is described in Granta Autonomy reporting as the strike side of a small-UAV family built around reconnaissance and loitering-munition roles.
| Compatible item | Item type | Compatibility evidence |
|---|---|---|
 | Reconnaissance UAV | European Security & Defence and Joint Forces describe X-WING as the shooter counterpart or sister system to Granta's Hornet XR reconnaissance drone. Sources: ESD X-Wing Unveiling, Joint Forces X-WING Press Release |
Janes reported that X-WING was first tested with the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Ukraine in April 2025 and later tested under electronic-warfare conditions.
Sources: Janes Ukraine Delivery Report
Granta Autonomy publicly unveiled X-WING as a VTOL/fixed-wing loitering munition for precision strike missions.
Sources: Janes X-Wing Unveiling, ESD X-Wing Unveiling
UNITED24, citing Militarnyi and Granta's CEO, reported small-batch X-WING handovers for additional trials with front-line Ukrainian units.
Sources: UNITED24 X-WING Front-Line Trials
Janes reported that Granta Autonomy expected the first X-WING batch for the Armed Forces of Ukraine before the end of 2025, pending Lithuanian Ministry of National Defence approval.
Sources: Janes Ukraine Delivery Report
Defense News reported that Ukraine had already tested X-WING, had hundreds of units on order, and that closer battlefield testing was still planned.
Sources: Defense News X-Wing Ukraine Testing
Ukraine's Arms Monitor described X-WING as Granta Autonomy's latest vertical-takeoff loitering munition, tested in Ukraine and planned for Ukrainian-made navigation-electronics integration.
Sources: Ukraine Arms Monitor Granta Testing
