Bullet (UAV)

The Bullet is a Ukrainian interceptor drone built by General Chereshnya to take down enemy reconnaissance and attack UAVs, such as the Shahed 136. Its development began in 2025, with Ukrainian Defense Forces units supplying the initial technical needs; engineers then adjusted the drone’s design and software for real combat conditions. After field tests ended, mass production started on 20 October 2025.

History

By November 2025, the company released the first combat footage showing successful interceptions of Shahed-type strike drones. On 8 December 2025, Defense Express reported that Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense had officially codified the Bullet and given it a NATO Stock Number, allowing government procurement agencies to buy the platform centrally. After codification, the drone appeared on the domestic military marketplaces Brave1 Market and DOT-Chain Defense.

Design and technical characteristics

The drone uses a tail-sitter vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) design: it launches and lands vertically, then transitions to horizontal flight. Its fuselage is long and projectile-shaped, powered by an electric motor driving four rotors. Operators control it through a ground control station and a dedicated panel. An onboard computing module with an AI targeting system handles target detection and guidance.

Modifications

Four main configurations are available, differing by optical and video transmission systems: a day camera with analog video; a day camera with digital video; a night thermal-imaging camera with analog video; and a night thermal-imaging camera with digital video. Any variant can optionally include an AI-driven data processing module. During development, the manufacturer tested several design versions at once, giving them to Ukrainian defense units for side-by-side field evaluations. In April 2026, General Chereshnya released an updated version with a fuselage improved through combat feedback, compatibility with remote launch and control systems, and a reduced deployment prep time of one minute.

Combat use

In fall 2025, General Chereshnya donated hundreds of Bullet interceptors—worth over 20 million Ukrainian hryvnias—to more than 20 defense units for combat trials. By late November 2025, the company confirmed the first video-documented victories against Shahed attack UAVs. Combined operations with the Bullet and AIR interceptors had downed dozens of “Shahed-like” drones by December 2025.