SkyFall
About
About SkyFall
SkyFall manufactures several Ukrainian unmanned-aircraft families around different mission profiles. Shrike is a low-cost FPV strike platform produced at large scale, while Vampire is a heavier hexacopter able to carry munitions or supplies and operate at night. The company also builds communications equipment, components and the P1-SUN interceptor for engaging long-range one-way attack drones.
Field use feeds directly into product revision and manufacturing, allowing airframes, electronics and payload integration to change around operational requirements. For a Germany-funded programme, Shrike aircraft are being paired with Auterion’s onboard compute and autonomous terminal-targeting software, adding a guidance layer that can continue the final engagement when the communications link is degraded. SkyFall therefore supplies both high-volume expendable aircraft and larger reusable systems within a wider frontline operating ecosystem.
Supply
Supply chain relationships
- Auterion
Inbound - Autonomy Software - Auterion targeting software equips SkyFall Shrike drones in a 50,000-unit order, with deliveries under way in 2026
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Timeline
Events
- 2026-10-09 - Contract Award - SkyFall interceptor-drone procurement contract confirmed by Japan
The acquisition advances the planned trial introduction of Ukrainian drones into Japan. Japan aims to learn from Ukraine’s rapid drone-development feedback cycle and defence-industrial production experience.
Source - 2026-08-27 - Contract Award - NASA/JPL awards AeroVironment contract for three SkyFall helicopters
AeroVironment will co-design and co-manufacture the three aircraft with NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. The autonomous rotorcraft are planned to map subsurface ice and terrain while operating as independent aerial scouts. SkyFall targets a late-2028 launch, and the contract value was not disclosed.
Source - 2026-07-12 - Contract Award - SkyFall Shrike FPV drones selected for Germany-funded 50,000-unit Ukraine order
The order is valued at about EUR90 million / US$103 million and covers 50,000 Shrike FPV drones for Ukraine. The Shrike drones pair SkyFall hardware with Auterion software for autonomous tracking and terminal-phase targeting. Some drones have already been delivered, with the remaining deliveries expected in 2026.
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Relations
Relationships
- Ukraine
Fpv Drone Customer - Germany is funding a 50,000-unit Shrike FPV drone order for Ukraine involving SkyFall hardware and Auterion autonomous targeting software.
- Japan Ministry of Defense
Commercial Order - Japan’s defence ministry has signed a procurement contract for SkyFall interceptor drones and is working toward early delivery.
Commercial
- SkyFall interceptor-drone procurement contract confirmed by Japan
2026-10-09 · Order / contract · Japan’s defence ministry has signed an acquisition contract for Ukrainian SkyFall interceptor drones and is working toward early delivery.
Source - NASA/JPL awards AeroVironment contract for three SkyFall helicopters
2026-08-27 · Order / contract · NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory awarded AeroVironment a contract to co-design and co-manufacture three autonomous helicopters for SkyFall.
Source - SkyFall Shrike FPV drones selected for Germany-funded 50,000-unit Ukraine order
2026-07-12 · Order / contract · Germany is funding a 50,000-unit Shrike FPV drone order for Ukraine involving SkyFall hardware and Auterion autonomous targeting software. · 50,000
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