Wild Hornets plan to triple the company's scale next year and bring back Werewolf
Ukrainian company Wild Hornets, known for its Sting interceptor drones, has announced plans to at least triple its business scale over the next year.
Ukrainian company Wild Hornets, known for its Sting interceptor drones, has announced plans to at least triple its business scale over the next year.
According to a company representative whospoke to DOU, it is difficult to plan even a year in advance in the drone industry — the real planning horizon currently does not exceed half a year, as everything changes too quickly. The company also does not build its production facilities according to the classic model of a large stationary factory: the location of production locations can change from month to month.
The company is currently working on an updated version of the interceptor, Sting 2.0. At the same time, it plans to bring back the Werewolf drone, an intermediate link between a classic drone and a missile-type interceptor. The company previously discontinued this model, but redesigned it to be faster and more durable; now the drone has passed field tests and is preparing for serial launch.
The return of the Werewolf is a response to changes in the behavior of enemy drones, in particular the Lightnings, which began to increase speed in certain sections of their trajectory to make interception more difficult. Before being transferred to the military, the drone must undergo codification and certification.
The company also spoke about its long-term action plan in the event of the end of active hostilities. Instead of increasing drone production, the company plans to redirect efforts to technology, R&D, design solutions, and cooperation with foreign partners.
According to a company representative, it makes no sense to manufacture and store hundreds of thousands of drones after the end of the active phase of the war — such products quickly lose relevance. Instead, the strategic direction for Ukraine is the development of its own component base: chips, transistors, capacitors, boards and magnets. The company also plans to develop in this direction.
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