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Modern warfare: Ukraine racing to develop new interceptor drones
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Modern warfare: Ukraine racing to develop new interceptor drones

🇺🇦 UkraineSep 9, 2026 14:00SRC: FRANCE 24BY: FRANCE24

Intelligence summary

In recent weeks, Russia has been deploying jet-powered Shahed-type drones against Ukraine, presenting a new challenge for Ukrainian air defences. Kyiv is now working to develop interceptor drones capable of matching their speed and bringing them down. FRANCE 24’s Gulliver Cragg is in Kielce, Poland, at one of Europe’s largest arms fairs. He is joined by Roman Hapachylo, CEO of DoD Solution, one of the companies developing these technologies.

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