TARGET ACQUIRED — 48.4647°N, 35.0462°E.

SYSTEM RESPONSE: 0.003s

UNIT 07 — ACTIVE — 00:47:23

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ALT 412m — STATUS: NOMINAL

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Zirka

Zirka is a Shahed interceptor with auto-guidance

Max speed

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Flight time

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Radius

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Altitude

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Target tracking

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Shaheds are the world’s main

main security

threat

THREAT CLASS — SHAHED-TYPE UAS

UNIT COST: ~$50,000

SPEED: 185 KM/H — ALT: LOW

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PRIORITY: CRITICAL

Strike drones launched

From 2022

100 000

First strikes on Ukraine

The use of Iranian UAV, Shahed-136, began with attacks on Ukraine in October 2022. These were massive kamikaze drones with pre-programmed flight paths that targeted civilian infrastructure.

Geran-2: Russia’s adaptation of Shahed

In recent years, Russia has scaled up mass production for drone upgrades. The warhead can now reach up to 90 kg, the flight range exceeds 1,000 km, and the system can be remotely controlled in real time, functioning similarly to a large FPV drone.

From drone to terror platform

Today, Shahed-type UAVs perform both strike and reconnaissance missions, engage dynamic targets, evade interceptors, and form airborne mesh networks. They are deployed in large-scale swarms, overwhelming air defense system.

Mass attacks capable of disrupting a country

A single large-scale strike can plunge a European country into blackout overnight. Within a week, it can disable critical infrastructure. Within a month, it can severely destabilize an entire state.

Ukrainians are the only ones who can fight back

During the winter of 2025–2026 alone, Russia launched nearly 19,000 Shahed-type strike drones against Ukraine. The country held its ground, primarily due to the operational deployment of interceptor UAV units.

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Consequences of a Shahed-136 strike

on a residential building

in the city center

Kyiv, Ukraine, 2022.

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Mass production of modified Iranian Shahed drones

UAV "Geran-2"

Yelabuga, Russia, 2025.

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Shahed carrying two FPV drones

footage from an interceptor UAV

2026.

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Consequences of mass attacks

by Russian drones

on the Darnytsia TPP.

Kyiv, Ukraine, 2026.

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Darknode battalion pilot

operates an interceptor drone.

Spring, 2026.

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ZIRKA INTERCEPTOR

Interceptor

Zirka

All Ukrainian interception experience in one system

Automatic target detection

An algorithm trained on thousands of real-world strikes by Shahed drones is capable of detecting targets at a distance of up to 1 km.

Auto-guidance system

The system’s machine vision increases interception effectiveness against highly maneuverable targets by up to 60%.

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Speed advantage

Zirka’s air speed is twice the cruise speed of a Shahed drone (180 km/h).m/h).

High vertival speed

A climb rate of up to 40 m/s enables reaching 6,000 meters in just a few minutes.

Additional positioning system

An innovative communication system enables stable drone positioning in the air even in case of radar tracking loss.

Fight efficiently: destroy drones using drones

Modern warfare is driven by mass low-cost UAVs that exhaust resources and penetrate defenses. Zirka lets you work faster and more cost-effectively.

Target cost: $50,000

Modern warfare is driven by mass low-cost UAVs that exhaust resources and penetrate defenses. Zirka lets you work faster and more cost-effectively.

Zirka

/ drone interceptor

$2.5K

/ per unit

Target destruction usually costs more than a single shot.

According to most military doctrines, two or more munitions are usually required to ensure a guaranteed hit on a single target.

APKWS Hydra 70

/ Air-to-air missile

$40K

Rheinmetall mini-AAM

/ Air-to-air missile

$100K

FIM-92 STINGER

/ MANPADS missile

$250K

IRIS-T SLS

/ IRIS-T air-defense missile

$500K

AIM-120 AMRAAM

/ NASAMS air-defense missile

$1M+

Zirka

/ drone interceptor

$2.5K

/ per unit

Fight efficiently: destroy drones using drones

Modern warfare is driven by mass low-cost UAVs that exhaust resources and penetrate defenses. Zirka lets you work faster and more cost-effectively.

Successful mission to intercept a shahed

Interceptor Zirka

$5K

MANPAD

$100K

Aviation

$500K

Missile Systems

$1M+

Modern warfare is driven by mass low-cost UAVs that exhaust resources and penetrate defenses. Zirka lets you work faster and more cost-effectively.

According to most military doctrines, two or more munitions are usually required to ensure a guaranteed hit on a single target.

Shahed’s cost

$50K

The interceptor is part of a system

Interception System

The interceptor is the core of the system, but eliminating threats is impossible without other components that enhance its precision, speed, and effectiveness.