PARIS — Saab has announced a low-cost anti-drone missile dubbed Nimbrix, the latest effort in a scramble by defense firms and armed forces globally to develop hard-kill counters for the small flying drones that have become the main lethal threat on the battlefield in Ukraine.

The Swedish company is in discussions with customers and aims for the first deliveries of the missile to counter unmanned aerial systems in 2026, it said in a statement on Thursday. Saab plans to present the fire-and-forget missile at the DSEI UK show in London in September.

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine kicked off a drone-innovation race, with both sides now deploying thousands of drones daily that often cost less than US$1,000 each. In response, companies and armed forces are racing to field cost-effective coun

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