100X Faster To Produce, Ukraine To Test AI-Enabled, Anti-Drone Missile Designed To Defeat Russian UAVs

Published on January 8, 2025

Ukraine will soon test-fire a low-cost, AI-enabled miniature missile designed to counter low-flying drones amid rising Russian drone attacks on the country, including in the capital, Kyiv.

The Mark 1 anti-aircraft missile, designed by Estonia-based tech firm Frankenburg Technologies, will be tested in early 2025 at an unspecified location in Ukraine.

The manufacturer said the low-cost miniature missile is designed to use artificial intelligence software to identify and target incoming drones.

The missile can counter drones flying at altitudes of up to 2 kilometers or 1.2 miles, Kusti Salm, Frankenburg Technologies’ chief executive officer, who previously served as a top official in the Estonian Ministry of Defense, said in an interview with Janes last month.

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