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Ukraine is making a new drone called Sting that flies faster than 100 mph to kill Russia's Iranian Shahed drones

Shahed-136 drones are designed by Iran, but Russia has been domestically producing them under a weapons deal with Tehran.ANONYMOUS/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty ImagesA Ukrainian drone maker is designing a UAV that's designed to hunt down other drones.The non-profit Wild Hornets is dubbing it the Sting.It's targeted at the Shahed-136, an Iranian drone used heavily by Russia to bombard Ukraine.Ukrainian drone maker Wild Hornets is developing an interceptor designed to counter Russia's Shahed-136 loitering munitions, The Telegraph reported.Dubbed the Sting, the new first-person view drone is built to fly faster than 100 miles per hour at an altitude of about 10,000 feet.The Telegraph also reported that an artificial intelligence targeting system is in the works, though the Sting now still needs a pilot.

 

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