The HUNTER Super Speed is a Ukrainian fixed-wing interceptor UAV from Piranha Tech, presented in October 2025 for the counter-Shahed air-defense mission. The company lists a 340 km/h maximum speed, 150 km maximum range, 6,400 m operating ceiling, and radar-detection integration, placing it in Ukraine's wider wartime move toward low-cost drone interceptors.
Ukrainian official sources describe interceptor drones as an active Shahed-defense layer in the 2014 Russia-Ukraine War. Piranha Tech presents HUNTER Super Speed as a Ukrainian counter-Shahed interceptor for that mission, while the cited public sources do not attribute a specific combat intercept or unit fielding to HUNTER.
Role detailsHUNTER Super Speed sits in the same Ukrainian air-defense problem set as low-cost interceptors used against Russian Shahed attacks. The cited HUNTER pages describe design intent and specifications, while Ukrainian official sources document the broader wartime interceptor layer.
| Aspect | Documented detail | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|
| Target set | Piranha Tech describes HUNTER as built to counter Shahed drones, including threats comparable to the  | Frames the system around one-way attack UAV defense rather than reconnaissance or strike-drone work. |
| Engagement profile | The product page lists 340 km/h maximum speed, 150 km maximum range, 6,400 m ceiling, and 4 kg payload capacity. | These figures place it above small quadcopter-style rammers and closer to fixed-wing pursuit interceptors. |
| Sensor cueing | Piranha Tech lists radar-detection integration, and Defense News describes radar, acoustic, and battle-management cueing as common starting points for Ukrainian intercepts. | HUNTER is presented as part of a layered detection-and-response chain, not as a standalone sentry drone. |
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukraine had begun using interceptor drones against Shaheds and was scaling production with foreign financing support.
Sources: President of Ukraine on Shahed interceptors
Piranha Tech published the HUNTER Super Speed page and described the drone as a fast interceptor linked to radar detection and critical infrastructure protection.
Sources: Piranha Tech HUNTER Super Speed launch article
Ukraine's National Security and Defense Council said Ukrainian industry produced 100,000 interceptor drones in 2025 and described them as a mass layer against Russian Shaheds.
Sources: NSDC Ukraine interceptor drone results
