Queen Hornets is a Ukrainian heavy FPV drone platform from Wild Hornets, built around a 17-inch frame for payload delivery, bombing, one-way attack, logistics, relay, mine-laying, and drone-carrier work. Ukraine's Ministry of Defense codified the system in 2026 after combat units had received thousands of drones, and field reports describe Ukrainian units adapting the platform with grenade launchers, fiber-optic control, thermal cameras, and other mission kits.
Ukrainian reporting documents Queen Hornet use by Ukraine's Defense Forces, including 117th Heavy Mechanized Brigade bomber/dropper use on the Pokrovsk direction, a Bulava unit combat strike with a grenade-launcher Queen Hornet, and KHORT Battalion trials with an RPG-75 and suspected fiber-optic control. Censor.NET also reported about 10,000 delivered to combat units and cited use during Kursk, Sumy, and Pokrovsk fighting.
Role detailsQueen Hornet occupies the space between small FPV strike drones and heavier multirotor bombers: Wild Hornets lists a 17-inch frame, 6 kg optimal payload, 9 kg maximum payload, and digital-video options, while conflict reporting shows units using the same platform family for reusable attack, relay, transport, mine-laying, and drone-carrier missions.
Ukraine codified Queen Hornet as both an unmanned-aircraft system and a separate product, allowing Defense Forces units to order it through official channels.
Reports describe grenade-launcher fits using Bulspike-AP and RPG-75 launchers, dragon-drone employment, remote minelaying, and relay or drone-carrier use.
Wild Hornets and specialist reporting describe a high local-component share, Ukrainian-developed electronics, donor-funded production, and about 10,000 drones delivered to combat units by mid-2026.
Defense Express reported Wild Hornets' reveal of the Hornet Queen as a heavy FPV drone developed after a request for an affordable bomber platform, with payload, logistics, mine-laying, relay, and mothership roles.
Sources: Defense Express Hornet Queen report
United24 reported September 2024 tests of a Queen Hornet carrying the Bulspike-AP anti-personnel grenade launcher, with developers describing target engagement beyond 5 km and payload carriage options for heavier or lighter loads.
Sources: United24 Queen Hornet grenade-launcher report
Mezha reported the first combat use of a Queen Hornet fitted with a grenade launcher, citing a Bulava unit strike against enemy infantry.
Sources: Mezha Queen Hornet grenade-launcher combat report
United24 reported KHORT Battalion combat trials of a Queen Hornet carrying a Czech RPG-75 launcher and apparently using a fiber-optic tether to improve control in electronic-warfare conditions.
Sources: United24 Queen Hornet RPG-75 report
Suspilne Donbas reported that FPV crews from Ukraine's 117th Separate Heavy Mechanized Brigade used Queen Hornets as heavy bombers/droppers on the Pokrovsk direction against Russian infantry assaults.
Sources: Suspilne Queen Hornet Pokrovsk report
Censor.NET reported that Ukraine's Ministry of Defense codified the 17-inch Queen Hornet multipurpose FPV drone under NATO standards as both a UAS and a separate product.
Sources: Censor.NET Queen Hornet codification report
