Ukrainian startup Thermopylae Aerospace successfully demonstrates SPART drone interceptor for the US Air Force
🚀 Ukrainian startup Thermopylae Aerospace successfully demonstrated the SPART drone interceptor for the US Air Force at Edwards Air Force Base. 🇺🇸🇺🇦
🔹 Tests took place in July 2026 as part of Game of Drones 26-2.
🔹 SPART is a foldable quadcopter with thermal guidance, speeds up to 350 km/h, and reusability capabilities.
🔹 Founder Yegor Balitsky, a self-taught engineer, left Ukraine in 2022 and founded the company in 2025.
🔹 The company raised $1.6 million in investments from Naval Ravikant and the UA1 fund.
📌 SPART is positioned as a cheap and scalable alternative to existing interceptors.
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