Ukraine Unveils Mini Air Defense System Built to Kill FPV Drones Without an Operator

Ukrainian company Contra Drone has unveiled a layered counter-drone architecture combining more than 20 defensive systems, including an automated mini air defense platform designed to detect, track, and destroy FPV drones without direct operator control.

The new protection system was tested during a closed-field Demo Day event, RBC-Ukraine reported on July 3, citing Contra Drone’s presentation.

The main reveal was MADS, or Mini Air Defense System, an automated complex built to intercept small aerial targets, including FPV drones, quadcopters, and fixed-wing UAVs moving at speeds of up to 300 km/h.

According to the company, MADS can operate fully automatically and destroy targets at distances and altitudes of up to 1,000 meters in any weather. Its interceptor missiles can be fitted with fragmentation, thermobaric, or net-based warheads.

Contra Drone also demonstrated the SPECTRE electronic intelligence system, compact FPV drone detectors SENSE-3 and SENSE-4, and the CD-T15 all-weather radar system, which can track more than 300 objects at distances of up to 22 kilometers.

Another part of the demonstration focused on individual protection for troops near the line of contact. The company tested D-JACK, a device that automatically detects ELRS-based control links and applies targeted electronic warfare effects against them.

Developers also showed the Contra-drone Anti-FPV BackPack 3, a mobile backpack-format system designed to create a personal moving safety bubble for soldiers. Other systems included an Anti-Mavic mast-mounted complex and protective Rip-Stop clothing designed to shield electronic warfare operators from electromagnetic radiation.

For infrastructure and logistics protection, Contra Drone presented vehicle-mounted and stationary systems. These included the Phantom directional system, the universal Boombox complex, and the NATSPOL hidden-installation system for integration into civilian vehicles.

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During a moving vehicle test, the company deployed its flagship Contra-drone 8 Ultra system, which demonstrated jamming across the full spectrum of digital and analog communication channels used by enemy UAVs.

The final part of the event focused on robotic platforms and AI-enabled drones. Contra Drone presented Peace Duck, a high-speed autonomous interceptor drone with integrated artificial intelligence. The system is designed to destroy Russian reconnaissance UAVs such as Orlan and Zala without operator involvement in the final stage of interception.

The company also showcased the Yell Duck line of strike FPV drones, Blackwing and Black Goose fixed-wing drones designed to operate without GPS, and the Nyvexa ground-based logistics and electronic warfare platform.

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The event ended with a live real-time interception of an aerial target.

Maksym Matskuliak, commercial director of Fly Group Ukraine, said battlefield advantage comes from the ability to combine different technologies into a single system that can quickly detect a threat, analyze it, and respond effectively.

During June, Russia launched 5,929 aerial attack weapons against Ukraine, while Ukrainian air defenses destroyed or electronically suppressed 5,277 of them, resulting in an overall neutralization rate of nearly 90%.

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