Auterion, SkyFall to Provide Ukraine With 50,000 Strike Drones

Virginia-based autonomy developer Auterion and Kyiv drone manufacturer SkyFall have collaborated to supply 50,000 tactical unmanned aerial systems (UAS) to the Ukrainian Armed Forces under a German-funded contract.

The package combines SkyFall’s Shrike first-person view (FPV) attack drones with Auterion’s Skynode S autonomy software, adding terminal guidance that allows the aircraft to engage maneuvering targets even in signal-denied environments.

The integration also lays the groundwork for future drone swarming capabilities without requiring major changes to the airframe.

Read the full story on our new publication, The Drone Front: Auterion, SkyFall to Provide Ukraine With 50,000 Strike Drones