A 6.6x jump โ that's the interception stats for SBU's "Alpha" unit since switching to Hornet Vision๐ 114 intercepts in 10 months, 99 of them in just 5 months โ done using Hornet Vision.
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Developers of the legendary STING interceptor โ the FPV system rewriting air defense against Shahed-type drones. Built in Ukraine ๐บ๐ฆ Combat-proven Visit our website: https://wildhornets.com/en/
Russian UAV "Molniya" tried everything to shake STING off its tail โ but the interceptor in the hands of a skilled 38th Air Defense Missile Regiment pilot was faster. Even the toughest targets don't get away from our drones.
Huge congratulations to "Miguel," a pilot with the 1020th Air Defense Regiment, on receiving the title of Hero of Ukraine!
Meet the โNight Hornetsโ โ Wild Hornets' own "private air defense" unit. From night STING trials to building their own training center and training a thousand pilots, they've quietly become our most reliable sky defense unit and field test team. Their story, in full โ new video interview ๐ฅ๐
Altitude record: still ours ๐ช๐๏ธ Russia flies ZALA Z-20 recon drones high, betting they're out of reach. The 105th Border Detachment proved otherwise โ a confirmed intercept with our STING at 6,858 meters. The highest verified interception altitude on record still.
Did you know how low-above-ground our STINGs can shoot down targets? Watch! ๐ Masterful low-altitude intercepts by pilots of the 38th Air Defense Missile Regiment, the "Bulava" unit, and the 11th Brigade of the National Guard of Ukraine ๐ซก
According to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, 265 enemy UAVs were downed during last night's attack. 99 of them โ more than one-third of all UAVs destroyed โ were shot down by just two units using interceptor STING drones:
How high can STING intercept a target? The answer: almost anywhere between 20 and 11,000 metersโก๏ธ
Two Harpiya-A1 kamikaze drones downed. Both featured the white equipment bay and lacked the left-side module. The crews of the PRIME unit of the 5th Border Detachment destroyed them using interceptor STING drones in the Northern Slobozhanshchyna direction. 1/2
7 Lancet drones downed in a single combat shift by STRIX ๐ฅ The crews successfully destroyed the loitering munitions using interceptor STING drones in the Southern Slobozhanshchyna direction. Thanks to STRIX, Kharkiv and the positions of the Ukrainian Defense Forces are safe.
1,000+ Russian drones intercepted with Hornet Vision Ctrl. Since May, Ukrainian pilots have destroyed more than 1,000 Shahed, Gerbera and reconnaissance drones by remotely operating STING interceptors using Wild Hornets' remote drone control system.
The 47th Mechanized Brigade's Sky Wars unit destroyed the new "Kaschey" evasive drone using an interceptor STING ๐ The name "Kaschey" has already been used by russia for one of its bomber drones. 1/2
This is Hornet Vision Ctrl โ the remote control technology for interceptor STING drones. It has enabled a pilot to bring down Shaheds from as far as 500 km away, helping save dozens of Ukrainian lives.
Another class has graduated from the Yatagan Training Center โ bringing even more interceptor STING pilots to the fight. The enemy doesn't stop. Neither do we ๐
SIGNUM brought down eight enemy drones with interceptor STING drones ๐ฅ โข Gerbera โ 3 โข Lancet โ 1 โข Shahed โ 4 The total value of the destroyed targets exceeds UAH 10 million. The lives of Ukrainians saved are beyond measure.
Interceptor STING operations by the 1020th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment โ ground view ๐ฅ
Can interceptor STING be reused? ๐ A pilot with the callsign "Kinder" rammed a Gerbera, brought it down, and returned with the interceptor STING intact. Watch the full story in the video, and share this skillful work by a 93rd Mechanized Brigade operator.
A look inside Horizon Group ๐ซก The crew prepares for combat missions that help protect Ukrainian lives, cities, and homes every single day.
Working with Hornet Vision 360ยฐ boosts the crew's morale โ not just because of its effectiveness ๐
The Hornet Vision 360ยฐ antenna enables successful interceptions without the help of other crew members ๐ฅ Watch "Pharaoh" of the 10th Mountain Assault Brigade "Edelweiss" operate interceptor STING drones. After watching, share this post so more people can learn about pilots of this caliber ๐
Teiwaz Group brought down a Sokol-I reconnaissance drone with an interceptor STING ๐ The Sokol-I is a reconnaissance UAV used to intercept Ukrainian drones, including the Leleka and Chaklun. 1/2
9,000+ Shaheds and Gerberas brought down by interceptor STING drones in the past six months, according to officially confirmed data ๐ Hornet Vision Ctrl has significantly increased interception rates. 1/2
The 302nd Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade received 10 interceptor STING drones and a Hornet Vision digital ground station free of charge ๐ฅ The equipment was provided by Wild Hornets as part of the โOne of a Thousandโ initiative. More to come!
Wild Hornets has donated ONE THOUSAND STING interceptors to Ukrainian forces As part of the โOne of a Thousandโ initiative, we provided frontline crews with 1,000 STING interceptor drones equipped with the Hornet Vision digital communication systemโฆ 1/5
Wild Hornets has donated 160 Hornet Vision Ctrl systems worth more than UAH 40 million ๐ฅ More than 100 of these systems are already on combat duty. They allow qualified pilots to remain at a safe distance from the front line while remotely operating interceptor STING drones.
The Sky Wars crew of the 47th Mechanized Brigade defends the skies over the Sumy region every night, including with interceptor STING drones ๐ In June alone, they brought down 556 enemy UAVs. Together, we're taking down the enemy.
Pilots of the 23rd "Khortytsia" Brigade of the National Guard of Ukraine have brought down a jet-powered Shahed ๐ The crew successfully intercepted it with an interceptor STING while the jet-powered Shahed was flying at cruising speed.
5 Shaheds and 4 Gerberas destroyed by pilots of the BULAVA unmanned systems unit of the Separate Presidential Brigade ๐ All 9 interceptions were carried out using interceptor STING equipped with the Hornet Vision digital video transmission system. 1/2
Low and far: Orbita-13 crew downs a Shahed at just 90 meters altitude from 14 km away ๐ 1/2
19 out of 20 interceptions: the story of a single STING UAS ๐ฅ 1/2
A special operations unit has received interceptor STING drones through the Wild Hornets charitable initiative โOne of a Thousandโ ๐ฅ We continue equipping Ukraineโs defenders with the effective tool that brings down thousands of enemy drones every month.
Wild Hornets has donated ONE THOUSAND STING interceptors to Ukrainian forces As part of the โOne of a Thousandโ initiative, we provided frontline crews with 1,000 STING interceptor drones equipped with the Hornet Vision digital communication systemโฆ 1/5