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Nationwide Czech Campaign Aims to Supply CHARLIE ONE Drone-Hunters to Shield Ukrainian Cities From Strikes
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A Czech volunteer association has launched a nationwide fundraising campaign, led by the group Skupina D, to purchase CHARLIE ONE “drone-hunter” interceptor systems for Ukraine’s air defenses and strengthen protection of cities and critical infrastructure from Russian attacks, according to Militarnyi on November 28.
Militarnyi reported that the initiative is being organized by the Czech group Skupina D, which has previously supplied Ukraine with drones and related equipment and now aims to finance a new class of “drone hunters” to shoot down incoming Russian attack drones before they reach cities and critical infrastructure.
The campaign centers on CHARLIE ONE, a defensive interceptor system already in service with the Ukrainian military, which is designed to launch within minutes, locate hostile drones, and destroy them in mid-air, day or night, using small mobile teams.
According to the campaign website, one CHARLIE ONE interceptor costs about $2,900, while complete operational packages that include multiple drones, spare parts, communications equipment and training run to tens of thousands of dollars.
As of November 28, the organizers stated that donors had contributed approximately $240,000, sufficient to fund 84 interceptors for Ukrainian security service air-defense units. The group states that 100% of the collected money is transferred to a dedicated account of the Ukrainian Embassy in Prague, which then purchases the interceptors directly from a Ukrainian manufacturer to comply with export regulations.
Skupina D describes CHARLIE ONE as a system with an average interception success rate of around 80% in combat use that whose relatively low unit cost allows donors to protect Ukrainian cities.
The organizers note that their previous projects have already delivered thousands of drones and associated equipment to Ukrainian units, valued at approximately $12.6 million, and state that they will continue to publish handover reports and audit results to document the use of the new funds.
Earlier, it was reported that the Netherlands signed a contract to buy 100 Robin Radar IRIS drone-detection systems that were battle-tested in Ukraine, aiming to protect airbases and critical sites from growing UAV threats.
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