Poland's WB Group unveils Gladius 2 loitering munition with stealth-bomber shape

The munition uses a flying-wing layout because such shapes scatter radar waves more efficiently than boxy airframes. The same silhouette has been used by stealth bombers for decades for that reason. Gladius 2 is powered by a turbojet engine, giving it a faster approach to its target than earlier electrically powered Warmate versions, according to the report.

It carries an interchangeable 30 kg (66 lb) warhead and can be launched 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. That system pairs the FT-5 Łoś reconnaissance drone with separate strike effectors, all coordinated through a software platform called Topaz. The arrangement lets one operator locate an objective using the reconnaissance aircraft and then destroy it with a separate strike weapon.

TechRadar reported that WB Group began developing this newer variant in September 2022, drawing lessons from the conflict in Ukraine. The new weapon arrives as Poland continues to spend heavily on domestically produced unmanned systems and loitering munitions.

In May 2026, Poland's Armaments Agency signed agreements covering more than 400 Warmate systems and nearly 200 FlyEye reconnaissance drones. The same contracts included 12 Gladius fire modules, with financing partly supplied through the European Union's SAFE defence lending programme. WB Group has not confirmed whether Gladius 2 or Warmate 30 forms part of those existing procurement agreements. That distinction matters because the newly shown munition could remain a future offering rather than an immediately contracted Polish military system.

WB Group has previously described several Warmate variants using payload categories, including models associated with 5 kg, 20 kg, and 50 kg warheads. Warmate 30 therefore fits between those larger and smaller configurations while carrying a 30 kg payload of its own. The earlier Warmate 3 reportedly carries a smaller warhead while reaching distances of up to 70 km, or 43 miles. The original Gladius system has also been offered with earlier electrically powered Warmate variants capable of exceeding 100 km, or 62 miles.

Those figures should not be treated as specifications for Gladius 2 until WB Group releases its own performance data. Whether Gladius 2 performs as well as its shape suggests will remain unclear until WB Group releases actual test figures, according to TechRadar.