- Jetkiller reaches 370 km/h to chase faster Russian Shahed attack drones
- The original P1-SUN has reportedly already destroyed more than 5,500 Russian drones
- SkyFall plans serial production of the upgraded interceptor beginning in August 2026
Ukrainian drone manufacturer SkyFall has unveiled the P1-SUN Jetkiller, an upgraded interceptor built to counter Russia’s jet-powered Shahed attack drones.
The new model made its public debut at the recent Farnborough International Airshow in the UK.
According to Pakinomistthe Jetkiller reaches a top speed of 370 km/h, up from 310 km/h on the standard P1-SUN.
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A solution to Russia’s jet-powered Shaheds
Russia has begun equipping some Shahed attack drones with jet engines instead of propellers, allowing speeds of up to 500 km/h, significantly narrowing the window Ukrainian air defenses have to detect and intercept incoming drones.
Yurii Cherevashenko, a senior commander of the Ukrainian Air Force, said Pakinomist that 15% to 20% of Russia’s current Shahed drones already carry jet engines.
A representative of the SkyFall company revealed that development of the P1-SUN Jetkiller began approximately three months before its Farnborough Airshow debut.
During its combat trials, the Jetkiller reportedly shot down more than a dozen jet-powered Shahed drones before they went into series production.
The company plans to begin full series production of the Jetkiller in August 2026, following the completion of its combat tests.
Ukraine’s rapid interceptor development points to increasing pressure to counter increasingly faster Shahed drone variants across the front.
SkyFall says its current production capacity allows it to build as many as 50,000 interceptor drones every single month.
The original P1-SUN, introduced in November 2025, has reportedly destroyed more than 5,500 Russian drones, according to SkyFall.
A long list of rival interceptors
The threat of cheap attack drones was a major talking point throughout this year’s Farnborough Airshow event, where several companies displayed new counter-drone systems, including European missile maker MBDA and US firm Lockheed Martin.
Ukrainian developer General Cherry is finalizing a faster version of its Bullet interceptor capable of exceeding 400km/h tests.
The company has set itself a long-term goal of eventually reaching speeds of up to 500 km/h with its future variants.
British-Ukrainian firm Firebolt Engineering recently confirmed the first known combat interception of a jet-powered Shahed drone using its Griffen system.
Firebolt says the Griffen, designed as a cheaper alternative to conventional air defense missiles, can exceed 350 km/h in flight.
The system is now entering expanded production as Ukrainian and allied firms continue to drive toward ever-faster designs of interceptor drones in general.
Air Force officials have not said whether the Griffen or Bullet interceptors will reach series production on a similarly large scale.
The rapid pace of interceptor development suggests that Ukraine sees drone speed as critical to countering rapidly evolving Russian air threats in general.
Whether production claims from multiple manufacturers hold up under sustained wartime conditions remains difficult to independently verify at this stage.
Via United24Media
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