"Interceptor drones emerged this year as a priority defense investment for Ukraine as it looks for ways to stay ahead of Russia's growing drone production and worsening nightly attacks without totally depleting its surface-to-air missile stocks or breaking the bank to take out cheap yet inexpensive threats. Ukraine's defense industry produces hundreds of interceptor drones each day, some of which cost as little as $2,500."
"NATO is taking note, with officials identifying interceptor drones not just as a cheap way to fill a capability gap - air defense against relatively inexpensive attack drones - but also as an early indication of where warfare is going. Some allied countries are developing systems, while others are rushing to buy them at scale. "Technology is evolving really, really rapidly,"
NATO militaries seek cost-effective methods to defeat hostile drones by avoiding use of expensive missiles. Ukrainian forces deploy domestically produced interceptor drones daily to shoot down Russian attack drones, often sharing high-speed aerial chase footage. Interceptor drones can be mass-produced, relieving strain on air defenses during worsening Russian bombardments that sometimes include hundreds of drones and missiles nightly. Ukraine's defense industry produces hundreds of interceptors each day at costs as low as $2,500, compared with about $35,000 for a Russian one-way attack drone. Interceptors carry small warheads for direct or proximity kills. NATO allies are developing or buying similar systems.
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