During the 29th edition of Eurosatory 2026, the international defense industry trade show organized by Coges Events and taking place June 15-19 of this year in Paris-Nord Villepinte near Paris, Ukrainian company Yartura presented the Dancer 4.5.0 interceptor drone.
Photos: Jakub Link-Lenczowski, MILMAG
Yartura is a Ukrainian manufacturer and supplier of advanced weapons and military equipment for airspace protection, delivering them on commission to units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Founded in 2022 by Nadina Omelchenko and Oleh Bukarenko, the company focused its attention on developing unique unmanned aerial vehicles for intercepting fast aerodynamic targets using highly efficient AI-based automatic guidance modules. All of the company’s products are manufactured in accordance with international standards ISO 9001:2018 and AQAP 2110:2016. The company is a member of Defense City and NAUDI.
In September 2025, production of the company’s own interceptor drone models began, with the capacity to scale to over 2,000 units per month, which are supplied to units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the Territorial Defense Forces of Ukraine, with export readiness. The company’s engineers conduct mandatory on-site training for operators to work with the company’s products across Ukraine. The manufacturer’s team consists of experienced specialists and consultants in the fields of airframe construction, crypto-protection, and AI, who are soldiers and veterans of the Armed Forces. Today, the company’s own research and development center already offers several dozen weapons models in its portfolio.
One of them is the Dancer 4.5.0 interceptor drone presented at Eurosatory 2026. It enables the detection and interception of hostile unmanned aerial vehicles. Its primary mission is the destruction of Russian Geran-2 combat drones and their derivative versions (Iranian licensed Shahed-136), as well as other reconnaissance and strike unmanned aerial vehicles, FPV kamikaze drones, retransmission drones, small tactical drones, and any other aerial targets posing a threat to controlled airspace. A key advantage is its maximum flight speed, which enables it to return and destroy a hostile target in the event of a miss.
The Dancer 4.5.0 is designed for use in all weather conditions in a temperature range from -20°C to +55°C. Thanks to its maneuverability, guidance precision, and speed, it operates more effectively compared to traditional air defense systems and reduces their burden.
A single set consists of:
- the Dancer 4.5.0 unmanned aerial vehicle in a quantity specified by the customer;
- the Dancer-W1 ground control and monitoring station, comprising:
- a control and monitoring workstation (in a hardened enclosure with two monitors and batteries);
- a trailer-mounted launcher with a built-in mast;
- a control panel;
- an antenna kit;
- a 50 m Ethernet cable drum;
- a 50 m antenna cable drum;
- a battery charger.
The Dancer 4.5.0 is launched from a pneumatic catapult and features an electric propulsion system with a low thermal and acoustic signature. It achieves a maximum speed of 450 km/h, a flight range of 30 km, and a ceiling of up to 4,800 m. The system has a detection and recognition range of 1,000 m against typical targets. Maximum take-off weight is 6.8 kg, of which 1 kg is the warhead. The drone automatically homes in on its target using the ATTS module.