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?
Timeline for Shrike 10 Fiber
Mentioned in: UK concedes fibre drones beat its defences
Drones: Industry & DefenceMentioned in: Skycutter scores 99.3/100 at Fort Moore
Drones: Industry & DefenceWhat is the Shrike 10 Fiber?
How does a fibre-optic drone work?
How much does a Shrike drone cost?
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.
