A new set of interceptor drones is ready for service entry in Kyiv after clearing codification.
Built by Ukrainian firm EDRONE, the Baton interceptors are designed to take down rogue unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) that threaten the country’s airspace. This includes Russia’s Iranian-supplied Shahed loitering munitions, which have been used extensively in the war.
The system comes in two new configurations: a multirotor variant called Baton Copter and a fixed-wing version dubbed Baton Wing.
The drones will initially see deployment in Ukraine’s Cherkasy region, with operations expected to expand across frontline areas.
“You have no idea how much work and effort it cost us preparing and testing,” said EDRONE Chief Executive Officer Viktor Yevpak. “We have been operating in limited time and resources, as well as very bad weather conditions.”
Both Baton interceptors will soon be available on Kyiv’s military marketplaces Brave1 and DOT-Chain.
The Baton Family
The Copter and Wing variants join the legacy Baton DRAKON system, a multi-role UAV built for first-person view operations.
Positioned as an alternative to DJI Mavic drones, DRAKON can reportedly adapt to multiple mission types, from airborne reconnaissance for tactical data collection to acting as a network node that extends connectivity.
Drakon remains functional even without GPS at heights of 300 meters (984 feet), with a range of up to 42 kilometers (26 miles).
