New Polish jet-powered drone looks a lot like a miniature B-2 Spirit stealth bomber, and there's a good reason why
Poland gave its new attack drone a B-2-inspired body
by https://www.techradar.com/author/efosa-udinmwen · TechRadarNews By Efosa Udinmwen Published 15 September 2026 2 min read
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- Poland's new loitering munition borrows stealth aviation's shape for practical battlefield reasons
- A turbojet gives Gladius 2 a different propulsion approach from earlier Warmate variants
- The 30kg warhead places Gladius 2 between several established Warmate configurations
Polish defense manufacturer WB Group has revealed a new loitering munition whose flattened, wing-shaped body echoes the American B-2 Spirit bomber.
Gladius 2, also called Warmate 30, uses that shape mainly to cut down on radar and heat signatures rather than for looks.
Flying wing designs scatter radar waves more efficiently than boxy airframes, which is exactly why stealth bombers adopted the same silhouette decades ago.
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A shape borrowed from stealth aviation, not aesthetics
The munition runs on a turbojet engine, giving it a faster run toward its objective than earlier electrically powered Warmate versions.
It carries an interchangeable 30 kg (66 lb) warhead and can launch from a shipping container or a dedicated vehicle.
WB Group designed the weapon to operate within its wider Gladius reconnaissance strike system rather than as a standalone munition alone.
That system pairs the FT-5 Łoś reconnaissance drone with separate strike effectors, all coordinated through a software platform called Topaz.
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