Auterion and Skyfall to Supply 50,000 FPV Drones to Ukrainian Forces

Auterion has signed a partnership with Ukraine-based Skyfall to supply the Ukrainian Armed Forces with 50,000 first-person-view drones fitted with autonomy software. The order more than doubles the company’s prior deployments to Ukraine, which totaled about 40,000 units. The drones are Skyfall’s Shrike models equipped with Auterion’s Skynode S system.

The software uses artificial intelligence and computer vision to allow the drones to operate in electronically jammed environments and track moving targets. Auterion will receive $100 million in revenue from the contract, which was awarded by an undisclosed European NATO nation. Reuters reported, citing an unnamed source, that Germany provided the funding.

The order is valued at about €90 million. Auterion maintains a major office in Munich, and the Munich-based team is handling delivery of the systems. Deliveries began this week and are scheduled to conclude in the coming months.

A future software update will add swarming capabilities to the Skynode S, according to an Auterion press release. Skyfall stated that its Shrike drones have already struck an Mi-8 helicopter, armored vehicles, electronic warfare systems, artillery, and a TOS-1A heavy flamethrower.

Last month, drone warfare advisor Serhii Sternenko reported on X that a Ukrainian FPV quadcopter hit a target at a range of 102 kilometers without a mothership.

The German Ministry of Defense did not respond to a request for comment.