Counter-UAS

Sting

Wild Hornets · United States

Sting is a counter-UAS interceptor drone made by US firm Wild Hornets. Ukrainian forces have deployed it operationally, including setting an altitude record of 7,472 metres when downing a Russian UAV, and integrating it aboard the Magura MV11 unmanned surface vessel for coastal air defence. A Sting 2.0 variant is in development to counter jet-powered drones.

Country	United States
Confidence	low

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The Aviationist · 2026-10-15Royal Navy’s HMS Dauntless Spotted Carrying Possible New Counter-Drone System The Defence Blog · 2026-10-06Rafael-linked firm gets first orders for drone laser pod DroneXL · 2026-10-04Germany Funds Jet-Drone Interceptors As Ukraine's Best Hits 30%UAS Vision · 2026-09-29Ukraine’s Magura MV11 Unmanned Vessel Equipped with Sting Interceptors in Black Sea Zone Defence24 · 2026-09-07Race for the skies: the evolution of interceptor drones and Russia's adaptation The Defence Blog · 2026-09-04Chinese firm claims mass production of new interceptor drone The War Zone (TWZ) · 2026-08-25Ukraine’s Newest USV Is A Super Sized Mothership Packed With Anti-Drone Interceptors The Defence Blog · 2026-08-24Ukraine’s Mi-8 gets drone interceptor launchers to hunt Shaheds The Defence Blog · 2026-08-21Ukraine fields new jet-powered interceptor to counter Russian drones Unmanned Airspace · 2026-08-20Sting interceptor “sets new altitude record at 7,472 metres”Unmanned Airspace · 2026-07-06“Wild Hornets working on Sting 2.0 C-UAS interceptor to take down jet-powered drones”

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