Fortem swaps NetHeads. Wild Hornets swaps the whole aircraft. We swap the camera and keep the airframe.
Our 7-inch tactical platform is built to be re-roled between sorties with swappable cameras and upgradeable payloads, rather than locked to one sensor fit by the vendor who sealed it.
A production tactical platform used for operator-assisted engagement day and night, with modularity that is exercised in the field rather than promised in a roadmap, and support based in the buyer's region.
Side by side
| Attribute | Represented by UnstratModular tactical counter-UAS platform | Fortem TechnologiesDroneHunter F7001United States | Wild HornetsSTING FPV interceptor2Ukraine |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speed12 | Up to 100 km/h (as published) | 25 m/s, about 90 km/h, in attack and pursue modes | 280 km/h maximum, 140 to 170 km/h cruise |
| Reach12 | Extended-radius tactical operations (no figure published) | Maximum flight operating radius 4 km | 18.5 km tactical radius with return, 37 km maximum flight range |
| Sensor modularity12 | Swappable camera systems and upgradeable payload options | Fixed mission fit of NetGuns, drogue chute and onboard radar; nets and NetHeads are the consumables swapped between sorties | Camera options published as digital daytime, digital thermal or analogue daytime, selected per airframe |
| Reusability12 | Not published | Reusable; reload in under 3 minutes with battery and NetHead swap | Expendable, carries a warhead with remote detonation |
| Endurance12 | Not published | Typical mission 1 to 3 minutes; battery recharge 75 minutes | 6 minutes at maximum speed, up to 15 minutes at cruise |
| Take-off weight12 | Not published | 18 kg with battery, net guns and radar; battery alone 4.1 kg | 4 kg plus or minus 0.2 kg with payload |
| Engagement control12 | Operator-assisted targeting, direct targeting once positioned, day and night | Autonomous attack, defence and pursue modes selected by the aircraft based on relative speed | Operator-flown FPV interception over ELRS control with digital or analogue video |
| Integration1 | Integrates with existing C2 and sensor systems | Open API, integrates with C2 systems including FAAD C2, cued by TrueView radar | Not published |
| Upgrade path1 | Upgradeable payload options as the threat changes, without a vendor catalogue cycle | Not published; consumables and spares listed as nets, drogue chutes, batteries, landing gear and propellers | Not published |
| Origin12 | Independent / non-aligned | United States | Ukraine |
Competitor values are quoted from the vendor documents listed under Sources, as published on the date shown. Configurations vary, so treat every row as a starting point for the evaluation rather than a like-for-like test result.
What the table means
Modularity is a sustainment argument, not a feature list
Fortem's spare parts list tells you what its aircraft is: nets, drogue chutes, batteries, landing gear, propellers. Excellent for the mission it was designed around, and unchanged when the threat changes. Our 7-inch platform is specified with swappable cameras and upgradeable payloads because the drone threat has changed shape roughly every six months for three years, and a unit that cannot re-role its own aircraft waits for a vendor release.
Where we are slower, and why it can be the right trade
At up to 100 km/h this platform is slower than STING and comparable to the F700. It is built for stability, endurance and mission flexibility in tactical operations rather than a stern chase against a cruise-profile target. If the requirement is intercepting fast strike drones, the extended-range platform or the interceptor is the correct line item and we will say so in the quote.
Autonomy versus the operator
Fortem's F700 decides its own engagement mode from relative speed. That is elegant, and it also means the aircraft chooses. Our platform keeps operator-assisted targeting with direct targeting once positioned, which matters where rules of engagement require a human decision on a track that might be civilian.
Questions buyers ask
What is the best modular counter-UAS platform for a unit that wants to change sensors itself?
Ours is specified for exactly that: swappable camera systems and upgradeable payload options, maintained by the operating unit. Fortem's DroneHunter F700 is a fixed mission fit whose published spares are nets, chutes, batteries and propellers, and Wild Hornets selects the camera type per airframe at build. If field re-roling matters to you, that difference is the whole comparison.
How does the 7-inch tactical platform compare with DroneHunter F700 on speed and range?
Close on speed and behind on published reach. Ours is up to 100 km/h; the F700 is 25 m/s, about 90 km/h, in attack and pursue modes with a 4 km maximum operating radius. We publish extended-radius tactical operations without a figure, which you should ask us to quantify. The F700's real advantage is a proven net-capture mechanism with a published capture record; ours is modularity, operator control and a supply chain with no export veto attached.
Should a government buy reusable or expendable counter-drone aircraft?
Both, in different quantities. Fortem's reusable interceptor reloads in under 3 minutes and suits fixed-site protection where most alarms are not hostile. Ukraine's expendable interceptors suit saturating attack by strike drones. Our tactical platform is designed for repeated tactical use with operator-assisted engagement, and it sits alongside the compact and extended-range platforms in one family so a buyer is not choosing a doctrine at the point of purchase.
Does the platform integrate with an existing command and control system?
Yes, it is specified to integrate with existing C2 and sensor systems. Fortem publishes an open API and names FAAD C2 compatibility, which is a stronger public claim than ours. Ask us to demonstrate integration against your specific C2 during evaluation rather than accepting either statement on paper.
Sources
- 1. Fortem Technologies, DroneHunter F700 Data Sheet (MKT_DH F700-Data Sheet_20230119) (copy held on this site)Retrieved: 2026-07-31
- 2. Wild Hornets, Ukrainian FPV Interceptor STING: tactical and technical specificationsRetrieved: 2026-07-31