ZIRKA Interceptor: Ukraine's auto-guided drone to down Shahed swarms
TL;DR
Ukraine's Vyriy Industries and NOCTIS unveiled the ZIRKA interceptor drone, designed to automatically detect, track and neutralize Shahed drones, with speeds over 340 km/h, altitude up to 6 km, range of 30 km, and up to 20 minutes in the air, priced at about $2,000 per unit. A more advanced ZIRKA 2.0 is in development, and Ukraine is deploying other interceptors like LITAVR.
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