Facts

• Company: MaXon Systems
• Product type: Interceptor Drone
• Status: commercial
• Capability focus: Defense

Profile sections

• Summary
• Overview
• Market context
• Audience
• Workflow
• Capability
• Deployment environment
• Positioning tags
• Specifications
• Timeline / Research
• Sources

Summary

Air-to-air interceptor drone used inside MaXon layered anti-drone system.

Overview

Air-to-air interceptor drone used inside MaXon layered anti-drone system.

Market context

Air-to-air interceptor drone used inside MaXon layered anti-drone system.

Audience

Defense

Workflow

defense

Capability

defense

Deployment environment

STING operating environments

Positioning tags

• Audience: Defense
• Workflow: defense
• Capability: defense
• Deployment environment: STING operating environments

Specifications

• Speed Range: Cruise speed 140–170 km/h; maximum speed 280 km/h km/h
• Ceiling: Operational flight altitude 0–5,000 m; maximum altitude 7,000 m
• Climb Rate: 30 m/s
• Range: Maximum flight range 37 km; tactical operating radius with return 18.5 km
• Endurance Minutes: 6 min at max speed; up to 15 min at cruise min
• Payload Capacity Kg: 0.5 kg payload capacity kg
• Task Scope: Intercepting Shahed/Geran-style UAV threats
• Operational Role: Counter-UAS FPV interceptor for drone defense
• Max Speed Mps: 77.8 m/s maximum speed; cruise speed 38.9-47.2 m/s m/s
• Launch Recovery: No catapult required, ground launch; safe return possible if target is not found
• Max Operating Altitude: Up to 5,000 m operating altitude; up to 7,000 m maximum altitude

Timeline / Research

• 2025-08-15 - Funding - MaXon Systems raises $300,000 pre-seed round for smart air-defence R&D - MaXon previously raised a $300,000 pre-seed round to accelerate R&D and scale its system