Ukraine’s former defence minister, Mykhailo Fedorov, who was credited with modernising the country’s drone and counter-drone capabilities in the face of Russian attacks, is developing a new drone interceptor.
Currently flown by a human pilot, Fedorov and his engineering team are developing the system to fly autonomously at high speeds with the assistance of artificial intelligence. According to Fedorov’s LinkedIn post, the interceptor was recently subject to testing by Lasar’s Group, in which it took down two Geran-5 jet-powered drones.
In September, Fedorov said that he was launching a defence tech company with Palantir CEO Alex Karp as the first lead investor.
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