The Polish company REAKTO Drone Services has developed the interceptor drone K-Crusher to protect Ukrainian soldiers from Russian drones.
REAKTO Drone Services shared this with Militarnyi.
As the company notes, drones completely dominate the modern battlefield. They are not only responsible for most of the destruction but also lie at the core of the most high-profile operations — including the destruction of Russian oil refineries, fuel bases, and bombers.
“Thousands of drones are involved in combat operations daily. It is time for them to directly contribute to saving the lives of Ukrainian servicemen,” the company stated.
REAKTO Drone Services develops drone technologies based on artificial intelligence that counter modern aerial threats and can provide direct defense for military personnel and other servicemen under fire from Russian drones. The interceptor drone K-Crusher, created by the company, is designed to significantly enhance operational capabilities and response speed to threats.
It is reported that the project was carried out in Poland: research and development work lasted over a year. The drone’s weight does not exceed 1 kg, allowing it to be integrated into the equipment of both infantry and mechanized units.
The flight time is several dozen seconds — enough to neutralize a threat, as the drone is intended to be the soldier’s last line of defense.
“The technology is complex, but its operating principle is extremely simple. Our drone, supported by artificial intelligence, causes a collision with an enemy machine, neutralizing it; as a result, both machines are destroyed in mid-air. The algorithms are capable of processing vast amounts of data in real time, allowing for instantaneous identification and classification of targets and rapid adjustment of the flight trajectory,” explains the company’s CEO, Mateusz Podlewski.
The Polish system can learn to recognize and neutralize objects both on the ground and at low altitude. The initial version of the system is already available with a “manual” operating mode. The company is also working on integrating it with its own drone detection and tracking system (DroneDetect) as well as third-party solutions, so that future product modifications will have more autonomous features.
It is emphasized that the Polish company is open to broad cooperation with Ukrainian industrial partners and potential customers — both from the Armed Forces of Ukraine and civilian services such as rescuers, railway workers, or medical personnel, who are also threatened by Russian drones.
As previously reported, the fortifications built as part of the Eastern Shield project on the Polish-Russian border were equipped with nets against FPV drones.
The fortifications were constructed near the border with Russia’s Kaliningrad region, close to the village of Rutka in Gmina Barciany of Kętrzyn County.
