Category Archives: Interceptor

Ukraine’s Defence Forces have added the Alexa Spatium, the country’s first domestically developed jet-powered drone interceptor, to their arsenal, Ukraine’s Ministry of Defence announced on August 21.

Ukrainian drone pilots have set a new altitude record by destroying a Russian unmanned aerial vehicle with a STING interceptor drone at more than 7 kilometers above ground. Continue reading →

Ukraine has developed a new high-speed interceptor drone designed to engage Russian unmanned aircraft at altitudes of up to 10,000 meters, with the first units expected to begin combat operations in August.

Ukrainian company WIY Drones has developed the SPYS interceptor drone, which can engage targets flying at speeds of up to 600 km/h (370 m/h). Continue reading →

X-Bow Systems Inc., a U.S. non-traditional manufacturer of solid rocket motors (SRMs), sub-orbital launch solutions and defence technologies, has unveiled Buckler, a low-cost interceptor designed to defeat Group 3 drones at supersonic speeds—flight-tested, priced under US$100,000, and built on propulsion and an airframe that X-Bow produces in-house, at a fraction of the cost of today’s exquisite defences. Continue reading →

High maneuverability, precise and smooth piloting at different speeds, high tactical and technical characteristics – the Ministry of Defence has codified and approved for use in the Armed Forces of Ukraine the effective Ukrainian UAV “Cyclops”. It is designed to destroy enemy air and ground targets. Continue reading →

Swedish aerospace startup Nordic Air Defence has publicly demonstrated its K100XR counter-drone interceptor for the first time, showing the system detecting and engaging target drones in a live operation. Continue reading →