Shrike 10 Fiber
SkyFall's fibre-optic FPV drone; scored 99.3/100 in the Pentagon's Drone Dominance Gauntlet.
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How does a $1,500 drone beat electronic warfare jamming?
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- What is the Shrike 10 Fiber?
- A fibre-optic FPV drone made by Ukrainian firm SkyFall, controlled via a 12.4-mile tether immune to electronic jamming.Source: background
- How does a fibre-optic drone work?
- A physical fibre-optic cable connects pilot to drone instead of radio. Immune to RF jamming but limited to the tether length.Source: background
- How much does a Shrike drone cost?
- $300 for basic daytime FPV, up to $1,500 for the night/fibre-optic Shrike 10 Fiber variant.Source: quick_facts
- Why did the Shrike win the Gauntlet?
- Fibre-optic control gave reliable performance in contested scenarios. Scored 11.8 points above the runner-up with just two hours of operator training.Source: background
Background
The Shrike 10 Fiber is a fibre-optic variant of SkyFall's Shrike FPV strike drone, controlled via a 12.4-mile tether that makes it immune to electronic warfare jamming. Modified by London partner Skycutter, it scored 99.3 out of 100 in the Pentagon's first Drone Dominance Gauntlet at Fort Moore, Georgia, finishing 11.8 points clear of the field.
The fibre-optic link is the key differentiator. Conventional FPV drones rely on radio frequency links vulnerable to jamming in contested environments. The Shrike 10 Fiber maintains a physical connection, trading some operational flexibility for near-total immunity to electronic countermeasures. Evaluators at the Gauntlet had only two hours of training before combat scenarios.
SkyFall prices the Shrike range from $300 (basic daytime) to $1,500 (night/fibre-optic), a fraction of Western equivalents. The platform is now part of a $150 million Pentagon procurement for 30,000 one-way attack drones, with Skycutter receiving the largest initial order of 2,500 units.
