Ukraine’s Minister of Defence Mykhailo Fedorov reports the country is developing the capability to launch networks of counter-UAS interceptor drones from remote command-and-control facilities.
“We are launching a new level of ‘small’ air defence. Now, control of interceptors is possible at a distance of thousands of kilometres,” Fedorov has written on the Telegram messaging app. “Today we have a confirmed result — downing a target at a distance of hundreds and thousands of kilometres. Ukraine is the first in the world to systematically scale remote control of interceptor drones.”
Ukraine’s Defender Media reports more than 10 Ukrainian manufacturers have joined the initiative to develop remote command-and-control for interceptor drones, facilitated through the Brave1 platform
“Remote control technology allows operators to manage interceptor drones over distances ranging from hundreds to thousands of kilometres,” says the publication. “According to available data, such systems have already demonstrated the capability to engage aerial targets at significant ranges. The solution decouples operators from specific deployment positions. Command can be exercised from fortified or protected locations, significantly mitigating risks to personnel and enabling broader operational deployment without requiring proximity to the frontline,” said the report.
According to media reports, Ukraine’s C-UAS interceptor developed Wild Hornets carried out a flight over more than 1,240 miles (2,000 kilometers).” The operator was based in northern Ukraine, the company said, and remotely controlled the Sting interceptor drone using its Hornet Vision Ctrl system, which is now being deployed at scale. “In March and April, reports emerged about F-Drones implementing remote-control systems on LITAVR interceptors and about successful trials of the HORNET VISION Ctrl system on Sting drones by Wild Hornets. SkyFall, the company behind the P1-SUN interceptors, also told Defender Media that it has integrated remote-control capabilities.”
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Over 10 interceptor manufacturers integrate remote control systems, says Mykhailo Fedorov
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