Deployment
Merops Interceptor at Ukraine
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Merops interceptors deployed in Ukraine since mid-2024, downing 4,000+ Russian drones including Shahed-type one-way attack drones.
Safety record
No incidents on record for Merops Interceptor at Ukraine.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
- Trust tier
- Unverified
- Last updated
- 2026-07-06
- Model
- Merops Interceptor
- Company
- Perennial Autonomy
- Location
- Ukraine
- Status
- operational
- First seen
- 2024-06-01
- ID
0d42c1a6-9d65-48d2-8cc3-4fa05bc8d44b
Sources (2)
- Pentagon awards $500M contract · https://defensescoop.com/2026/05/19/pentagon-awards-500-million-contract-to-perennial-autonomy-for-counter-drone-systems/ · 2024-06-01
- Pentagon Awards $500M to Perennial Autonomy for Counter-Drone Interceptors Proven in Ukraine · https://insideunmannedsystems.com/pentagon-awards-500m-to-perennial-autonomy-for-counter-drone-interceptors-proven-in-ukraine/ · 2024-06-01
Methodology: Unreviewed · 2 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-06
Verification posture
Unreviewed
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-07-06
Maturity + lifecycle
Maturity stage: commercial
Lifecycle: active
Architectural position
Cohort: defense
Sources by quality tier
- 2
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Merops Interceptor at Ukraine.Common questions
- What is the Merops Interceptor deployment at Ukraine?
- Merops Interceptor, built by Perennial Autonomy, is recorded as a deployment at Ukraine on the DEPLOY registry. Perennial Autonomy operates the deployment directly.
- Who operates Merops Interceptor at Ukraine?
- Perennial Autonomy, the manufacturer of Merops Interceptor, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.
- When did the Merops Interceptor deployment at Ukraine go live?
- The deployment is recorded as starting June 1, 2024 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.
- Have there been incidents at the Merops Interceptor deployment at Ukraine?
- No active incidents affecting this deployment are recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Absence of recorded incidents is not a guarantee no incident occurred; DEPLOY records only sourced incidents and suppresses retracted ones.
- Is Merops Interceptor at Ukraine safe?
- Merops Interceptor at Ukraine has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.
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