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Ghost (Ghost-X) vs HX-2 (and HF-1) in 2026

Comparing 2 humanoid robots across availability, pricing, capabilities, and verified deployments. Current as of 2026.

Key differences

Neither Ghost (Ghost-X) nor HX-2 (and HF-1) leads across the verified dimensions on DEPLOY's record as of 2026; the comparison table holds every sourced figure side by side.

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Ghost (Ghost-X)View full model page →
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HX-2 (and HF-1)View full model page →
ManufacturerAnduril IndustriesHelsing
Form factoraerialaerial
Maturityproductionproduction
Autonomy——
Availabilityinternal-onlyenterpriseinternal-onlyenterprise
PriceNot announced$18,000 (analyst estimate)
Capability claims——
Brain—
Verified deployments2Anduril Industries, Anduril Industries2Helsing, Helsing
Privacy practices——
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Ghost (Ghost-X)

Anduril's Ghost (current Ghost-X variant) is a helicopter-style single-rotor autonomous VTOL small drone for intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance, redesigned on Ukrainian combat feedback from the 2020 Ghost 4. It carries about 20 to 25 pounds over roughly 75 to 90 minutes and 25 kilometers, runs Anduril's Lattice autonomy, and sits on the Defense Innovation Unit's China-free Blue UAS list.

Its autonomy is verified-substantive, not marketing: Lattice delivers fielded onboard autonomy including radio-silent flight, single-operator multi-drone teaming, and automatic low-battery mission hand-off, and the registry wires Ghost to the Lattice brain (not to Shield AI's Hivemind). The deployment record is strong: a September 2024 US Army Company-Level small-UAS Tranche 1 selection under a $14.417 million ten-year contract, Replicator fielding to Brigade Combat Teams, more than 1,200 unit-hours across thirteen Army units, and combat use in Ukraine since 2022. It is defense procurement equipment sold on contract; there is no consumer price.

HX-2 (and HF-1)

Helsing's HX-2 is an electric X-wing precision-strike munition (about 100 kilometers range, 250 kilometers per hour, up to 5 kilograms payload) with onboard AI for electronic-warfare resistance, built at the company's southern-Germany Resilience Factory at a stated capacity above 1,000 per month; the related HF-1 is a plywood-fuselage AI loitering munition with GPS-independent navigation made with Ukrainian industry. Helsing, founded in Munich in March 2021 and chaired by Spotify's Daniel Ek, reached a roughly 12-billion-euro valuation in a June 2025 Series D.

DEPLOY records the drone line at production maturity on a verified fielding anchor: a German-underwritten 4,000-unit HF-1 order with 1,950 units delivered to Ukraine. The larger 6,000-unit HX-2 order announced in February 2025 is ordered, not yet verified-delivered, and DEPLOY holds that distinction rather than counting it as fielded. It is defense procurement; there is no consumer price.

Common questions

How do Ghost (Ghost-X) and HX-2 (and HF-1) differ?
Neither Ghost (Ghost-X) nor HX-2 (and HF-1) leads across the verified dimensions on DEPLOY's record as of 2026; the comparison table holds every sourced figure side by side.
What is the difference between Ghost (Ghost-X) and HX-2 (and HF-1)?
Ghost (Ghost-X) and HX-2 (and HF-1) are both aerial robots on the DEPLOY registry. They differ in maker, maturity, price, verified deployments, and how much of their autonomy is independently verified. See the table above for the full head-to-head; each figure is sourced.
Which has more verified deployments, Ghost (Ghost-X) or HX-2 (and HF-1)?
Ghost (Ghost-X) and HX-2 (and HF-1) each have 2 verified deployments on the DEPLOY registry (confirmed at named sites with primary sources).

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