Ukrainian forces now use seven types of interceptor drone (a small, fast drone that flies into an incoming attack drone), all tested in combat, against Russia's jet-powered Gerans, Andrii Hrytseniuk said on 18 October1. Hrytseniuk heads Brave1, the Ukrainian government's defence-technology cluster. Twenty-two teams are building faster interceptors, 12 of them with state money through Brave1, and orders for the anti-jet types have "long surpassed 1,000", he said.
The designs split three ways: miniature turbojets, electric propeller drones and battery-powered ducted fans (propellers inside a ring). Scaling up interceptors against the slower, piston-engined Shahed took six months, Hrytseniuk said. "We will definitely catch up with Russia's drone production, but it won't happen overnight," he said2.
Ukraine's drone contracts grew faster than deliveries in 2026. On 11 October Ukraine's Ministry of Defence said the state procurement agency had contracted 5.5 times as many drones as in the same period of 2025, while deliveries rose almost 3.7 times3. That gap suggests output is trailing orders, though the ministry published no unit counts.
Brigades also ordered more than 590,000 drones themselves through Brave1 Market, an online catalogue where units order with state credits.
