July 26, 2026: For nearly a year now, Ukraine has been using the P1-Sun Long quad-copter interceptor drones to bring down Russian Geran attack drones. The Geran is an Iran-developed delta-wing 200 kg propeller-driven Shahed 136 drone that Iran developed a decade ago, and it was first used by Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen during 2019. Since 2022, Russia has used over 50,000 Shahed-type drones against Ukraine. That is changing as the FPV/First Person View P1-Sun Long interceptor, and its AI/Artificial Intelligence guidance system, enable the destruction of incoming Shaheds nearly every time.

P1-Sun Long’s AI terminal guidance system was made possible by using over 10,000 videos of Shaheds intercepted by other types of drones. Those examples tuned up the P1-Sun Long terminal guidance system so that interceptions occurred nearly every time. Now P1-Sun Long operators guide their drone to where Shaheds are expected, and the P1-Sun Longs detect the Shahed before the operator does. The P1-Sun Long operator needs only click on the target rectangle and let the interceptor head to the target.

The use of AI has made it easier for P1-Sun Long operators to find and destroy targets. Once an operator has completed an interception, another nearby P1-Sun Long is available for interception. The AI interception software is also used for drones attacking ground targets. Russian trucks are currently the main target. This is part of an effort, so far successful, to deny Russian troops supplies of food, water, medical equipment and ammunition. These supplies must be stealthily delivered at night on soldiers' backs or in vehicles covered with blankets made of material designed to hide the vehicle's heat signature. Heat is something that Ukrainian drones have long been able to home in on.