Ukraine’s Air Force fundamentally changes how it tracks Russian Shaheds
The old model effectively allowed drones to disappear from statistics if they crossed a region.
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Ukraine doubled all of 2025’s interceptor drones in just four months, minister says
Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov said the Defense Procurement Agency scaled deliveries through three parallel channels, including a weapons marketplace.
A low-tech transport plane firing high-tech interceptor drones is Ukraine’s newest Shahed-hunter
One in three Russian aerial targets over Ukraine is now destroyed by an interceptor drone that costs less than a used car. This week, Ukraine added a new launch platform to that fleet: a 1969 Antonov An-28 transport plane.
Ukrainian pilots now down Shaheds thousands of kilometers away – including from other countries
Operators can work from Kyiv, Lviv, or abroad – reducing exposure to strikes and electronic warfare.
US Army is deploying $3,000 drones to shoot down Shaheds — because Ukraine proved they work
Ukraine built this doctrine under fire. The US Army is now deploying it.
A boat with no crew just shot down a Shahed. Ukraine says it’s a world first
The 412th Nemesis Brigade's unmanned surface platform launched an interceptor drone that downed a Russian long-range kamikaze drone — creating what Ukraine calls a new layer of air defense over the sea.
Ukraine proposes Norway access to its drone war secrets
Ukraine is arriving at Ramstein not only with a list of needs but with a portfolio of battle-proven capability that its partners want access to.
Ukraine’s interceptor drones just set record, as industry has crossed threshold
Ukraine is paying drone companies per Shahed they Shoot Down — and it's working.
Ukraine’s interceptor drones set record. Last year, this number would have meant catastrophe
During the 24 March attack, Ukrainian forces destroyed more than 94% of 999 incoming drones.
Russian-Iranian alliance bombs two continents at once. Ukraine says same shield should cover both
Iran arms the drone war in Europe and the Middle East. Ukraine has intercepted 57,000 and is offering the antidote.
The UAE asked for 5,000 interceptors, Qatar for 2,000 — and the reason every Gulf state is calling Ukraine is the same: Patriot isn’t enough
The obstacle to getting Ukrainian drones in the air quickly isn't production — it's the several months needed to train pilots.
Iran crammed its drones onto one 250-meter ship. Ukraine could have told them how that ends.
Iran made a mistake when it built an World War II-sized drone carrier. Ukraine learned the hard way that drones work best when spread out on land.
US and Qatar want Ukraine’s Shahed killers. Zelenskyy wants Patriot missiles in return
Reuters reveals the three-way US-Qatar-UK pursuit of Ukraine's interceptor drone technology, with government-to-government talks underway and a British-Ukrainian joint factory potentially in line to supply.
Ukrainian soldiers: “What if we use fishing rod?” Two Russian drones later: It worked
Fishing rod method avoids "pulled down with target" problem of earlier tactics.
Ukraine’s innovative DOT-Chain Defence system delivers 7,000+ tactical interceptors amid increased Russian attacks
Defense Minister Shmyhal emphasized that interceptor drones preserve air defense missile stocks while increasing counter-UAV density across Ukraine's multi-layer defense system.
Ukraine downs one of Russia’s rarest spy drones with homegrown interceptor (VIDEO)
Russia's advanced “Knyaz Veshchiy Oleg” can spot targets 45 km from the front.
Ukraine’s new drone motors hit 400 km/h—fast enough to hunt jet Shaheds
New domestic motors could close the speed gap as Russia upgrades attack drones
Ukraine’s interceptor drone downs Russia’s jet-propelled Shahed UAV in historic first
Ukrainian drones intercepted several Russian jet-propelled Shahed drones in the early hours of 30 November 2025. This is…
Ukraine’s new “Bullet” drone already downing Shaheds weeks after trials ended
Over 20 units equipped with 309 km/h interceptor as maker scales to thousands per month.
Game changer: Ukraine’s homegrown ‘Octopus’ anti-Shahed interceptor drone enters mass production
Combat-proven system operates at night, under electronic jamming, and at low altitude to counter conditions that strain standard air defenses.