The British media reveals that the ‘Ukraine’ is secretly developing a drone with a speed of more than 100 mph to shoot down the Russian ‘Shahed-136’.

Wild Hornets Company, a Ukrainian manufacturer of unmanned aerial vehicles A high-speed drone is being developed specifically to combat the Russian Shahed-136 attack drone. According to British media reports

The Telegraph newspaper said that the drone, called Sting, was designed to reach speeds in excess of 100 mph at an altitude of around 10,000 feet.

The company is still developing an AI system to find targets, but Sting currently wants humans to control it.

From pictures obtained by the Telegraph, it can be seen that it is a quadcopter that can carry explosives. And there is a camera dome in the head area.

Wild Hornets, a non-profit engineering group, says it has produced more than 14,000 drones for the Ukrainian military since the beginning of 2023, and confirmed to Business Insider that the company is developing a drone new interceptor.

“We will provide additional information when possible,” the team said in an email. He declined to share additional information for security reasons.

The Wild Hornets rose to prominence last summer when they unveiled a drone that can release thermite, or highly heated molten metal. and firing light weapons to attack the target He says that Shahed drones will be sent every day to attack cities. In Ukraine there are about 30-80.

There is currently no clear information on what the maximum speed of the Sting drone will be. But at least He had to compete with the Shahed-136, which had a maximum speed of 115 mph.

The Telegraph report does not specify the cost of producing the Sting drone, but a Wild Hornets source commented: “The average production cost is ten times cheaper than a Shahed drone.

The Shahed-136 drone is expected to cost around US$20,000 each. And that means that if the Sting drone project is successful, it will help Ukraine defend itself. These “loitering weapons” are available at a lower cost.

Currently, Ukraine still relies on conventional weapons. (standard arms) to defend itself against Russian drone strikes, such as surface-to-air missiles, which cost hundreds of thousands of dollars per launch. This includes the US air defense system NASAMS, which costs about $1 million to launch one missile.

Source: business customer