- Jetkiller reaches 370 km/h to chase the fastest Russian Shahed attack drones
- The original P1-SUN has reportedly already destroyed more than 5,500 Russian drones.
- SkyFall plans to mass produce the upgraded interceptor starting in August 2026
Ukrainian drone maker SkyFall has unveiled the P1-SUN Jetkiller, an upgraded interceptor built to counter Russian aircraft-powered Shahed attack drones.
The new model made its public debut at the recent Farnborough International Airshow in the United Kingdom.
According PakGazetteThe Jetkiller reaches a top speed of 370 km/h, compared to 310 km/h for the standard P1-SUN.
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A solution for Russian aircraft-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 reducing the window Ukrainian air defenses have to detect and intercept incoming drones.
Yurii Cherevashenko, a senior commander of the Ukrainian Air Force, said PakGazette that between 15% and 20% of Russia’s current Shahed drones already have jet engines.
A SkyFall company representative revealed that development of the P1-SUN Jetkiller began approximately three months before its debut at the Farnborough Airshow.
During its combat tests, the Jetkiller reportedly shot down more than a dozen aircraft-powered Shahed drones before entering serial production.
The company plans to begin full serial production of the Jetkiller in August 2026, once its combat tests are completed.
Ukraine’s rapid development of interceptors points to growing pressure to counter increasingly fast Shahed drone variants across the front.
SkyFall says its current production capacity allows it to build up to 50,000 interceptor drones each month.
According to SkyFall, the original P1-SUN, introduced in November 2025, has destroyed more than 5,500 Russian drones.
A long list of rival interceptors
The threat posed by low-cost attack drones was a major point of discussion throughout this year’s Farnborough Airshow event, with several companies showcasing 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 400 km/h in tests.
The company has set a long-term goal of reaching speeds of up to 500 km/h with its future variants.
British-Ukrainian company 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 lower-cost alternative to conventional air defense missiles, can exceed 350 km/h in flight.
The system is now entering expanded production as Ukrainian and allied companies continue to race toward increasingly faster interceptor drone designs overall.
Air defense officials have not said whether the Griffen or Bullet interceptors will reach mass production on a similar scale.
The rapid pace of development of interceptors suggests that Ukraine views drone speed as essential to countering rapidly evolving Russian air threats in general.
At this stage it remains difficult to independently verify whether multiple manufacturers’ production claims hold up under sustained wartime conditions.
Via United24Media
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