Ukrainian TAF Industries develops new interceptor and prepares Octopus drone for mass production
Ukrainian company TAF Industries has been working on the new UAV interceptor TAF-I10 and has been preparing the Octopus interceptor for mass production to counter Shahed-type loitering munitions.
Source: TAF Industries
Details: TAF-I10 is a high-speed interceptor drone, resistant to electronic warfare, with a secure communications channel and encrypted MilELRS protocol, designed to engage aerial targets.
"The military have long been using our Kolibri 10" as interceptors. The solutions in the field worked – so we decided not to stand aside but to pick up this initiative and improve it at the manufacturer level," TAF Industries noted.
The company also reported that over several months of the TAF Bonus programme, more than 350 aerial target hits were recorded using Kolibri 10" FPV drones as interceptors. TAF Bonus is a programme in which the military can receive points for confirmed videos of hitting Russian targets with Kolibri FPV drones and then exchange these points for equipment, gear and drones from the company.
The new UAV interceptor TAF-I10 is currently at the development and testing stage.
In parallel, the company has been preparing the Octopus interceptor drone for mass production – a certified design approved by the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine.
Octopus-100
As TAF Industries writes on its website, Octopus-100 was created to counter Shahed-type loitering munitions and is equipped with an automatic terminal guidance module. It reaches speeds of more than 300 km/h and can operate at altitudes of up to 4,500 m.
Background:
- It was reported earlier that the Octopus interceptor drone for Shaheds entered mass production. Octopus is Ukrainian technology for intercepting Shahed drones. It works at night, under jamming and at low altitudes.
- The drones themselves were presented in London by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the end of October.
- Last November, Ukraine signed a licence agreement with the United Kingdom on the production of thousands of Octopus interceptors.
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