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Griffen interceptor makes combat debut by destroying a Shahed drone

British-Ukrainian defense technology company Firebolt Engineering said it had confirmed the first combat interception of a Shahed attack drone using its Griffen jet-powered interceptor aircraft on July 7.

7 July, 06:06 PM

Ukraine needs maritime defense line with interceptor drones – Zelenskyy

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukraine needs a maritime defense line equipped with interceptor drones, speaking during a meeting with naval cadets and graduates in Odesa on July 5.

5 July, 11:16 AM

Russia rushing to make its own interceptor drones, general warns

A retired Ukrainian general warned that Russia is developing interceptor drones and that Ukraine must exploit a several-month technological lead before Moscow can catch up.

4 June, 02:24 AM

Japan’s Terra Drone invests in Ukrainian interceptor drones

Japanese drone company Terra Drone Corporation, through its subsidiary Terra Inspectioneering, has made strategic investments in Ukrainian defense firm WinnyLab, which develops and manufactures interceptor drones, the company said on April 28.

29 April, 03:42 AM

Wild Hornets sets new Sting drone mark with pilot operating 2,000 km away

Ukrainian drone maker Wild Hornets said it had set a new record for the remote operating range of its Sting interceptor drone, adding that the pilot was outside the country while flying the drone over northern Ukraine.

17 April, 04:13 PM

Russia shifts Shahed tactics as Ukraine races to blunt new wave of mass drone attacks

Russia is changing its tactics in mass attacks on Ukraine, but Ukraine’s Defense Forces are developing new ways to counter Russian drones, Commander-in-Chief of Ukraine’s Armed Forces Oleksandr Syrskyi said on March 30 after a working meeting on countering Russian drones.

30 March, 12:58 PM

Ukraine to sign air defense deal with Saudi Arabia — report

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s unannounced visit to Saudi Arabia intends to secure an airspace security agreement with the kingdom, Bloomberg reported on March 26, citing AFP.

27 March, 02:04 AM

New Ukrainian interceptor drone can reach 315 km/h

Ukrainian company OSIRIS AI has developed a new interceptor drone, the UEB-1, that can reach speeds of up to 315 kilometers per hour (196 mph) and uses artificial intelligence to track targets, Militarnyi reported on March 25.

26 March, 12:28 AM

Russia targets 1,000 daily drones on Ukraine by end of 2026

Russia is scaling back missile production to focus on mass-producing drones, aiming for 600–800 daily attacks on Ukraine in 2026 with an ultimate goal of 1,000 drones per day, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told the New York Post in an interview on March 16.

17 March, 05:04 PM

Wild Hornets denies sale of interceptor drones to Saudi Aramco

Ukrainian interceptor drone manufacturer Wild Hornets is not negotiating a contract with Saudi Aramco, the company said on March 13.

14 March, 02:19 AM

‘Everyone is calling them.’ Western and Arab media spotlight Ukraine’s drone interceptors as turning point in Iran war

As the United States and its Middle Eastern allies confront waves of Iranian drone attacks, Western and Arab media reports increasingly point to Ukraine’s battlefield-tested interceptor drones and combat experience as a critical source of expertise — a shift highlighted in a roundup of international coverage compiled by NV.

12 March, 05:32 PM

Saudi firm to buy Ukrainian interceptor drones

A Saudi company is preparing to purchase Ukrainian interceptor drones to defend against Iranian UAVs, the Kyiv Independent reported on March 10, citing a source in Ukraine’s defense industry.

11 March, 01:05 AM

Ukraine’s Octopus interceptor drone goes into serial production

Developed as a cost-effective counter to swarms of Russian kamikaze UAVs, the Octopus interceptor drone is now in mass production, Ukrainian Defense Minister Denys Shmyhal announced on Nov. 14.

14 November 2025, 09:51 PM

Zelenskyy: Russian Shaheds now deadlier than missiles

Russia’s Shahed-type attack drones have become more dangerous than ballistic missiles in some cases, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told the press on Oct. 27, the public broadcaster Suspilne reported.

28 October 2025, 12:49 PM

BraveOne: AI and drone swarms are changing Ukraine’s battlefield

The head of Brave1’s defense cluster, Andriy Hrytseniuk, told Radio NV in an interview how AI-powered drones are evolving, why these technologies could make future wars impossible, which Ukrainian weapons attract Western interest, and which systems are currently being tested.

30 September 2025, 01:31 PM

Ukraine outpaces NATO with rapid, low-cost drone defenses — Politico

Ukraine demonstrates an effective drone defense, producing thousands of low-cost interceptors and eliminating 80–90% of enemy UAVs, therefore far outpacing NATO, Politico wrote on Sept. 12.

12 September 2025, 01:06 PM

Ukraine veteran warns of Russia’s autonomous killer drone threat

Maria Berlinska, Ukrainian war veteran and head of the Center for Aerial Reconnaissance Support, discusses in her Radio NV interview how Russia is evolving its Shahed drones, adapting tactics to terrorize Ukrainian cities—and why Ukraine must urgently deploy new countermeasures. Edited for clarity, flow, and style.

28 June 2025, 08:30 PM

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