Griffon Aerospace MQM-172 Arrowhead

In August 2025, Griffon Aerospace presented its Arrowhead drone to the public. Externally, it is a copy of the infamous Iranian Shahed 136 one-way attack (a.k.a. "kamikaze") drone. It was designed to provide a realistic target for air-defense evaluation and training against low-cost drone threats. As such, it has been designated MQM-172A by the U.S. Army.

Photo: Griffon Aerospace

MQM-172A

The MQM-172 can be launched pneumatically, by RATO (Rocket-Assisted Take-Off), or from truck-mounted systems. It it recovered via a belly landing. The drone is powered by a "3W-684i B4 TS" piston engine (44.8 kW, 61 hp), and has a payload capacity of about 45 kg (100 lb).

In October 2025, Griffon announced that it is also marketing a one-way attack variant of the Arrowhead target. Performance figures, or details about navigation system or terminal seeker are not available.

Designation Note: The designation MQM-172A reuses the design number 172 of the FGM-172 SRAW anti-tank missile. The number was probably chosen to follow on from Griffon's MQM-170 and MQM-171 target drones, without regard for the way the MDS designation system is supposed to work.

Specifications

No details about the characteristics of the MQM-172 are available.

Main Sources

[1] Griffon Aerospace Website
[2] Defense Blog, Colton Jones: Griffon Aerospace pushes low-cost strike drone for U.S. Forces, October 2025

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Last Updated: 1 February 2026