SkyFall’s P1-SUN “Jetkiller” Hits 370 km/h to Chase Jet-Powered Shahed Drones

SkyFall, a Ukrainian drone manufacturer, has unveiled an upgraded interceptor called the P1-SUN Jetkiller, designed to pursue Russia's emerging jet-powered Shahed attack drones. The new model was shown publicly for the first time at the Farnborough International Airshow in the U.K.

The Jetkiller raises the top speed to 370 km/h (up from 310 km/h on the standard P1-SUN), according to reporting from Reuters and company statements. Russia has begun fitting some Shahed variants with jet engines that can reach speeds up to 500 km/h, dramatically narrowing the detection-and-intercept window for defenders. Yurii Cherevashenko, a senior Ukrainian Air Force commander, told Reuters that roughly 15–20% of currently deployed Shaheds already use jet propulsion.

Development, Trials and Production Plans

SkyFall says development of the Jetkiller started about three months before its Farnborough debut. During combat trials the company reports that the Jetkiller shot down more than a dozen jet-powered Shahed drones. Subject to completion of combat testing, SkyFall plans to begin full serial production in August 2026.

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The company also claims a current manufacturing capacity that could produce up to 50,000 interceptor drones per month, a figure that—if verified—would represent a major scale-up in Ukraine’s interceptor output. SkyFall credits the original P1-SUN, introduced in November 2025, with destroying more than 5,500 Russian drones so far, per company statements.

Other Players and the Broader Context

Concerns about low-cost attack drones and countermeasures were a major thread at this year’s Farnborough Airshow, with established defense firms such as MBDA and Lockheed Martin displaying anti-drone solutions. Several Ukrainian and British-Ukrainian companies are racing to develop faster, lower-cost interceptors:

• General Cherry is finalizing a faster Bullet interceptor that has exceeded 400 km/h in tests and aims for future variants up to 500 km/h.
• Firebolt Engineering says its Griffen system—built as a lower-cost alternative to traditional air-defense missiles—can exceed 350 km/h and has achieved what the company calls the first known combat interception of a jet-powered Shahed.

Air-defense officials have not independently confirmed large-scale production claims from these manufacturers, and independent verification is difficult in an active conflict. Still, the rapid pace of development highlights how critical speed has become in countering evolving Shahed variants.

Credit: United24Media. Reporting compiled from SkyFall statements and Reuters coverage.