Flight tests began in September 2020, though Sparrowhawks have yet to be air-launched and the firm has not explained how they will be recovered in-flight.
As with Gremlins and Sparrowhawks, the army's push for what it calls " air-launched effects" is driven by America's shift from counterinsurgency to potential war with a foreign power.
Hiccup took his hands off the rudder in surprise, and at the same moment, Sparrowhawk rammed into the port side of The Hopeful Puffin, denting her severely.