Wild Hornets
Country: Ukraine
Domain: Defense industry
Owner: Dmytro Prodanyuk, co-founder
Ukrainian miltech company and charitable fund founded in spring 2023, specializing in FPV strike drones and interceptor systems. Creator of the Sting interceptor — Ukraine's top anti-Shahed drone by number of kills for 7+ consecutive months in 2026. The Sting set a world record in August 2026 by intercepting a Russian reconnaissance drone at 6,858 meters altitude, and became the first interceptor to down the jet-powered Russian Geran-3. By March 2026, Wild Hornets drones had caused an estimated $1.63 billion in Russian military losses.
