"UK officials on Wednesday said the joint project - dubbed "Octopus" - is an advanced, low-cost interceptor drone that's designed to chase down incoming threats like drones and missiles and knock them out of the sky. This conserves much more expensive air-defense missiles for Russia's more powerful weapons. The drones to be built in the UK were designed by Ukraine with support from UK scientists and technicians, and have already been tested in combat against Russia's Shahed-style one-way attack drones."
"The UK said each interceptor drone will cost less than 10% to produce compared to the value of their Russian targets, estimated to be worth just tens of thousands of dollars. The goal is to make "thousands" a month to provide to Ukraine. The Center for Strategic and International Studies think tank estimated that each Shahed drone costs roughly $35,000."
Britain will mass-produce thousands of Ukrainian-designed low-cost interceptor drones in the UK to help Ukraine counter incoming drones and missiles. The joint project, dubbed "Octopus", is an advanced interceptor that chases and disables incoming threats to conserve expensive air-defense missiles for higher-value targets. The interceptors were designed by Ukrainian teams with UK scientific and technical support and have been tested against Shahed-style one-way attack drones with reported battlefield effectiveness. Each interceptor will cost less than 10% of the value of typical Russian targets. Production aims to reach thousands per month. The UK also declined to identify the manufacturer and noted Russian threats to suppliers. Ukraine's largest drone manufacturer will invest $271 million in two UK facilities.
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