Ukraine Tests AI Trolley To Intercept Russian Drones
- 9.05.2026, 12:23
The new technology is capable of shooting down even drones on fiber optics.
The Ukrainian Defense Ministry is developing the direction of "small" air defense against the background of constant attacks by Russian drones. One of the new solutions is a Ukrainian AI turret capable of automatically detecting and destroying targets.
This is reported by Charter97.org with reference to the message of Ukrainian Defense Minister Mikhail Fedorov in Telegram.
Fedorov noted that the new system was created by one of the participants of the Brave1 platform. The turret has already undergone combat use and is used in key areas of the front.
The system autonomously detects enemy drones, escorts them and calculates the flight path. After that, the operator only has to confirm the defeat by pressing a button.
"It is important that the technology allows you to destroy even drones on fiber optics, which are not vulnerable to REB," the minister stressed.
The first to use AI-turret in combat conditions were military brigades K-2. Now the system is already used by more than ten Ukrainian units.
Fedorov also showed a video of the turret's real combat operation against Russian drones.
According to him, it was possible to quickly bring the development from the drawings to the front thanks to the cooperation of the military and the Brave1 team.
The next stage should be the scaling of the solution and further strengthening of Ukrainian "small" air defense.
"This is another element of the system we are building to maximize detection and interception of enemy air targets," Fedorov summarized.
Recently, Russia has started using modernized Gerbera drones as FPV drone carriers more actively. Such vehicles allow to deliver attack drones much deeper into the rear and launch them already close to the target.
In response, Ukraine is increasing the use of interceptor drones. In particular, Ukrainian P1-SUNs from SkyFall have already destroyed several Gerbers with FPV drones on board for the first time. The system can reach speeds of up to 310 km/h and operate at an altitude of up to 9 km.