Ukrainian crew says a new US-made buggy has already scored over 20 kills against Russian Shaheds

"The vehicle, called the Tempest, featured in a video posted on Tuesday by Ukraine's Air Command for the country's central region. The footage showed at least three video clips of the system firing into the night sky, its missile arcing upward to track its target. "As of now, our crew has destroyed 21 Shahed drones," said a Ukrainian soldier, identified by Air Command Central as an operator with the call-sign "Shorty," in the video."

"The four-wheeled, off-road buggy is equipped with a dual launcher that appears to be fitted with missiles that look like the AGM-114 Hellfire. These American-made missiles typically require the assistance of a laser to track their targets and are often fired from aircraft such as the MQ-9 Reaper and the AH-64 Apache. The Tempest, however, likely uses the Longbow variant, which instead uses radar to home in on targets in a fire-and-forget fashion. The Hellfire Longbow carries a 9-kilogram, or 20-pound, warhead."

Ukraine deployed a US-built light vehicle called the Tempest that fires guided missiles to intercept Shahed drones. Air Command Central released footage showing the four-wheeled off-road buggy firing missiles into the night, and an operator with the call-sign "Shorty" said their crew destroyed 21 Shahed drones. The Tempest carries a dual launcher fitted with missiles resembling AGM-114 Hellfire and likely employs the radar-guided Longbow variant for fire-and-forget engagements with a roughly 9-kilogram warhead. The vehicle is produced by Virginia-based V2X and demonstrates mobility across open fields, muddy terrain, and roads for flexible air-defense use.

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