Robot model

Airbility Counter-Drone UAV

Autonomous counter-drone aircraft designed to physically intercept and destroy hostile UAVs (hard-kill), as opposed to jamming or netting.

Manufacturer: Airbility
Form factor: aerial
Maturity: research
Lifecycle: active
Website: airbility.co.kr ↗

The verified answer

As of Oct 2026, DEPLOY verifies Airbility Counter-Drone UAV, a aerial by Airbility (research). 3 sources back the record.

Overview

Autonomous counter-drone aircraft designed to physically intercept and destroy hostile UAVs (hard-kill), as opposed to jamming or netting. Currently in development with Series A funding.

Verified vs. claimed

Maturity stage: research(Lab-stage only; no commercial or public deployment reported.)
Sources on file: View all sources →

No verified deployments on file. DEPLOY tracks independently-sourced deployment evidence separately from manufacturer capability claims.

Key facts

AB-U10 role (company-stated)

A tactical UAV for short-range reconnaissance and counter-drone missions, using tilt propulsion and a net-gun capture concept, at about 180 km/h.

Counter-UAS lineup (company-stated)

AB-U10 net-gun craft, AB-U60 mothership, AB-U2 kinetic interceptor deployed from the mothership, and AB-U4L launcher (about 300 km/h).

Timeline (company-stated, Sep 2026)

AB-U10 by end of 2026; AB-U2 and AB-U4L in H1 2027; AB-U60 targeted for 2027.

Transition flight (company-stated)

Completed transition-flight demos across three prototype aircraft in Dec 2025; the 4 kg-class AB-U4 was commercialized in 2025.

ADEX 2025 (company-stated)

Showed next-generation eVTOL aircraft built for rapid transition between vertical takeoff and forward flight, with counter-UAS among the missions.

Series A (company-stated, Sep 2026)

Airbility raised $4.7M (KRW 6.5B) led by Sazze Partners with Stonebridge Ventures and Industrial Bank of Korea, for $7.6M (KRW 10.5B) in total.

Data & sources

Web sources

3 sources backing this record.View all →

Pricing

No verified price is on record for Airbility Counter-Drone UAV. Physical-AI systems are often sold through enterprise contracts or operated as a service rather than at a public list price.

How DEPLOY tracks pricing

Recent activity

Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.

Record createdSep 4, 2026
Added to the verified registry

Full change history →

Safety record

No incidents on record for Airbility Counter-Drone UAV.

Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.

Sources (3)

Common questions

What is Airbility Counter-Drone UAV?

Autonomous counter-drone aircraft designed to physically intercept and destroy hostile UAVs (hard-kill), as opposed to jamming or netting. Currently in development with Series A funding.

How much does Airbility Counter-Drone UAV cost?

Airbility Counter-Drone UAV's price is not publicly disclosed. DEPLOY has no verified price on record for Airbility Counter-Drone UAV from Airbility. Physical-AI systems like this are often sold through enterprise contracts or operated as a service rather than at a public list price; check the manufacturer for the latest.

Is Airbility Counter-Drone UAV actually deployed in the real world?

Airbility Counter-Drone UAV is at the research stage: it exists, but DEPLOY has no verified real-world deployment on record. Manufacturer capability claims should be read as claims pending independent verification.

Who makes Airbility Counter-Drone UAV?

Airbility Counter-Drone UAV is made by Airbility, based in Seoul, South Korea, founded in 2023.

Can you buy Airbility Counter-Drone UAV?

Airbility Counter-Drone UAV is at research stage and is not yet available for sale.

What are alternatives to Airbility Counter-Drone UAV?

On the DEPLOY registry, comparable aerial robots to Airbility Counter-Drone UAV include Wing Delivery Aircraft, Skydio X10, Zipline Platform 2 (P2), Prime Air MK30.

How does Airbility Counter-Drone UAV compare to Wing Delivery Aircraft?

Airbility Counter-Drone UAV and Wing Delivery Aircraft (Wing · 35 deployments) are both aerial robots on the DEPLOY registry. Airbility Counter-Drone UAV has 0 verified deployments on record. Compare both records for specs, safety, deployments, and verified-vs-claimed autonomy.

Is Airbility Counter-Drone UAV a top aerial?

On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, safety, adoption, media, and IP signals, Airbility Counter-Drone UAV ranks in roughly the top 90% of aerial models tracked by the registry.

What is Airbility Counter-Drone UAV's maturity stage?

Airbility Counter-Drone UAV is at the research stage on the DEPLOY maturity ladder (research, prototype, pilot, commercial, production). Research stage means active development without commercial deployments on file.

Where is Airbility Counter-Drone UAV deployed?

No verified deployments of Airbility Counter-Drone UAV are currently on the DEPLOY registry. DEPLOY records deployments only when verified at a named site with a primary source; absence may reflect pre-deployment, research, or manufacturer-internal use.

Is Airbility Counter-Drone UAV safe?

Airbility Counter-Drone UAV 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.

Methodology: Verified · 3 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-10-10

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-10-10

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: research

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: aerial

Sources by quality tier

3: unclassified; Unclassified source

The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.