Moscow engineers have presented a new high-speed drone designed to intercept fixed-wing unmanned aircraft, a platform intended to ease pressure on air-defense systems during mass drone attacks. The announcement came via TASS, which cited the Narodny Front and its Kulibin-club support network for manufacturers.

According to the developer, the device targets the growing problem posed by fixed-wing drones — both reconnaissance and strike types — including those used against civilian infrastructure. The interceptor, he said, is meant to take on those threats directly, reducing the workload on traditional air-defense assets and raising the overall effectiveness of target defeat.

For initial trials, the developer reported that the first batches amount to hundreds of units and that the manufacturer is preparing to move into serial production. The aircraft carries a warhead whose explosive charge is triggered automatically, the source added.

All onboard software, he emphasized, is domestically produced. Machine-learning algorithms and artificial-intelligence elements play a central role in the system: the drone automatically follows assigned target cues at ranges of 10–15 kilometres, a distance the developer judged sufficient for mission completion. An onboard computer and AI assist with acquisition, pursuit and engagement, and the system is designed to learn from operational use and improve over time.