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A Polish Army soldier carries an AS3 Surveyor interceptor drone, part of the US counter-drone system known as 'MEROPS,' during a live-fire demonstration at the Deba training grounds in Subcarpathian Voivodeship, Poland, on November 18, 2025.
Lithuania said it will purchase the American-made Merops system and interceptor drones.
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A man in a green balaclava holds a small black interceptor in a sunny blue sky
Ukrainian company General Cherry makes drones and interceptor drones.
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The American Merops drone system, deployed by Poland and Romania to defend Russian drones, is tested in Nowa Deba, Poland, Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025.
The Merops system has been used in Ukraine and is now deployed to the Middle East.
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US soldiers carry an AS3 interceptor, part of a modular American-made AI-powered counter-drone system Merops, during a presentation at a polygon in Nowa Deba, Poland, November 18, 2025.
The US Army has surged dozens of Merops counter-drone systems to the Middle East during the Iran war.
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A Ukrainian soldier squats with an interceptor drone in his hands.
Ukraine's interceptor drones have been a key pillar of its air defense against Shaheds
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A damaged large black drone and other scraps lying in a field with two men standing beside holding a white tarp
Ukraine has developed new ways to take down Shahed-style drones. Now the US is facing Shaheds in the Middle East.
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Ukrainian interceptor drones sit on a shelf.
Ukrainian interceptor drones are often propeller-driven.
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Ukrainian holds the Sting, their face shrouded in shadow as the sun dips over the horizon.
A Ukrainian fighter holds a Sting, a $2,500 interceptor drone created by the Wild Hornets.

About a year into Russia's war, a Ukrainian drone instructor pitched what sounded to troops like science fiction: flying quadcopters into Moscow's scout drones midair.

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This view shows an interceptor FPV-drone during its flight, in an undisclosed location in Dnipropetrovsk region.
Ukraine is rushing to build new interceptor drones at scale to counter Russia's growing Shahed waves.