Estonia’s KrattWorks crafting Shahed-like dummy drone for target practice
Estonian firm KrattWorks is developing a dummy drone designed to mimic jet-powered Shahed-type drones for military target practice. The project aims to provide a cost-effective solution for testing anti-drone systems as global demand for such technology rises.
Why it matters
As drone warfare evolves, the ability to effectively train defense systems against common threats like the Shahed is critical for modern military readiness.
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha shows Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar a Russian kamikaze drone Geran, a copy of an Iranian-made Shahed-136, July 2025. (Valentyn Ogirenko/Reuters) WARSAW, Poland — Estonian unmanned aerial system producer KrattWorks is developing a new aerial target drone that will mimic the operations of jet-powered Shahed-type drones, enabling militaries to practice shooting down one of the main aerial threats used by Russia in its ongoing invasion of Ukraine.
As part of its international expansion plans, the company is promoting its unmanned solutions at this year's AUSA conference in Washington as it seeks to strengthen its presence in the United States.
The company is pushing the project as numerous anti-drone system producers in Ukraine and other European countries are striving to make their interceptors cheaper than the targets they are meant to strike, and also suitable for mass production using readily available components.
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