Ukraine’s Tsyklop interceptors rise above to strike from the sky
Ukraine codified the Tsyklop interceptor drone, offering two variants (a cheaper, slow-target model and a higher-performance version for fast, altitude-flying Shaheds). With about a 1 m wingspan and roughly 1.5 hours of endurance, Tsyklop V2 has reportedly destroyed over 100 air targets, including a Russian Shahed over Kursk, by exploiting altitude to outmatch faster, jet-powered drones and joining a rapidly expanding Ukrainian interceptor fleet.