Ukraine and NATO conduct another stage of testing solution to counter russian KABs

The next stage of testing of an innovative solution to counteract guided bombs, which the russian aggressor country is actively using in Ukraine, took place in France. It was reported by the press service of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine.

The tests were held as part of a joint initiative of the NATO-Ukraine Joint Analysis, Training and Education Centre (JATEC) and NATO's Allied Command Transformation (ACT), which started in March 2025.

It is reported that at a training ground in France, development teams tested the operation of a complex technical solution for intercepting guided bombs. This includes a radar system, artificial intelligence (AI) software and an interceptor UAV.

"The conditional "enemy" target was identified, tracked and captured by a radar equipped with an advanced sensor system. After that, thanks to an AI-based software product, the interceptor drone practiced hitting the target along a pre-calculated trajectory," the Defense Ministry said.

The development has gone from concept to prototypes of various levels of technological implementation and is designed to protect the Ukrainian military and civilians from russian KABs.

A jury of representatives from JATEC, ACT, the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, the Air Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the Unmanned Systems Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine selected three representatives from 40 teams. They are the French companies Alta Ares and ATREYD, as well as the German company Tytan Technologies.

As the Ukrainian News agency reported earlier this month, it became known that the russians started mass production of air bombs capable of hitting targets at a distance of up to 200 kilometers.