Wild Hornets’ Sting interceptor hits 315 km/h, shoots down over 200 Shaheds and Gerberas

Ukrainian drone manufacturer Wild Hornets has released a video showing the company’s Sting interceptor drone accelerating to 315 km/h. This makes the Sting one of the fastest first-person combat drones. The company says that over the past two months, the interceptor has shot down over 200 Shaheds and Gerbers.

A video posted on the Wild Hornets social media shows the drone flying over fields during testing. The speedometer on the user interface showed that the Sting can maintain a stable speed of around 315 km/h.

The Sting interceptor became known back in the autumn of 2024. At that time, it was reported that the drone could reach a speed of over 160 km/h and climb to about 3 km.

The interceptor has been operating at the front for two months. Wild Hornets reports that during this time the drone has hit 205 targets – 78 Shaheds and 127 Gerbers.

The drone is equipped with an AI intelligence target guidance system. According to Business Insider, one Sting costs about $2,500.

Recently, Defender Media reported on the project of another Shahed interceptor – the reusable Mangust drone with a jet engine and an automatic homing system from the Odessa engineering bureau Tekhnary. According to the developers, it will fly up to the Shaheds, fire a fragmentation charge into the engine or propeller of the enemy drone, and then continue its mission or return to refuel and recharge.