Ukraine’s autonomous Shahed killer costs $3,500 per unit

Ukraine’s autonomous Shahed killer costs $3,500 per unit

The Ukrainian startup behind the autonomous Shahed interceptor system announced this week by Ukraine’s Defense Minister has a name, a price tag, and a detailed technical story: MaXon Systems, a Kyiv-based defense technology company, built an interceptor drone that kills Shaheds on autopilot for approximately $3,500 per unit, Defender Media reported in an exclusive interview […]

Ukraine’s Interceptor Drones Hunt Russia’s Shahed Drone on Autopilot.

Ukraine has crossed a significant threshold in its air defense campaign against Russian drone attacks: an autonomous interceptor drone that can hunt down and destroy Shahed loitering munitions with minimal human input has now completed [...]

MaXon Systems Built The $3,500 Autonomous Drone That Kills Shaheds Without A Pilot

The Ukrainian interceptor drone that Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov said automates 95 percent of the Shahed kill cycle now has a builder, a price, and a combat record. MaXon Systems, a Kyiv defense technology startup, made a fixed-wing interceptor that launches, transits, and strikes Russian attack drones with one operator pressing two buttons. The cost is roughly $3,500 per unit. The first confirmed combat interceptions were carried out on J…