Polish-Ukrainian defense-tech company Postup Solutions has developed an autonomous Scan Horizon system that can independently detect and neutralize enemy FPV drones using a sitcom. The system, which completely eliminates the human factor from the decision-making process, was successfully tested at the EDTH hackathon in Kyiv. dev.ua tells the details of the development.
Polish-Ukrainian defense-tech company Postup Solutions has developed an autonomous Scan Horizon system that can independently detect and neutralize enemy FPV drones using a sitcom. The system, which completely eliminates the human factor from the decision-making process, was successfully tested at the EDTH hackathon in Kyiv. dev.ua tells the details of the development.
Scan Horizon is a low-cost, autonomous 360° turret that combines several types of sensors. To accurately determine the direction, distance, and speed of a drone in real time, the system uses a technique called sensor fusion:
Passive acoustic detection: «hears» a threat up to 20 meters away.
AI tracking via camera: visually captures a target at a distance of about 25 meters.
Radar localization: works at a distance of up to 18 meters.
The main feature of the turret is complete autonomy. The system finds the target itself and makes a decision on the hit without the operator’s participation. This dramatically reduces reaction time, and the combination of data from various sensors minimizes the number of false positives.
To destroy the drone, a short-range module is used — a sitcomet, which effectively intercepts FPV at a distance of 2.5–6 meters.
During the EDTH hackathon, which took place in Kyiv on May 1–3, 2026, the developers showed Scan Horizon in action in conditions close to real life. The team managed to achieve an important technical result: the system autonomously fired a shot for the first time and successfully intercepted an FPV drone with a net on the second attempt.
«EDTH has become an important platform for us to quickly develop and test technology in a competitive environment. Over the course of four hackathons, we were able to gradually develop and demonstrate not only a concept, but a real working result,» notes Vlad Kozak, CEO of Postup Solutions.
Currently, over 75% of frontline equipment losses are caused by cheap FPV drones. Fiber-optic drones pose a particular threat, as they are completely insensitive to traditional electronic warfare (EW) means.
In addition, this problem is relevant not only for Ukraine: more than 1 million units of equipment in the armies of NATO countries remain practically unprotected from such threats.
Postup Solutions is currently continuing to work on the next version of Scan Horizon. The developers promise to increase the range and reliability of the system to prepare it for practical deployment on the front.
