Japan buys Ukrainian interceptors (announced October 10): Japan's defense ministry signed a contract to buy interceptor drones from Ukrainian manufacturer , Defense Minister Koizumi said; model, quantity and value undisclosed, delivery being expedited. says Ukrainian forces downed more than 3,500 drones with its interceptors over six months; its newest version (370 km/h, 500-gram warhead) targets Russia's faster jet-powered drones. Japan is also building its own line: after testing four candidates out of 38 proposals, it signed a mass-production contract with Japanese firm for its interceptor on August 25.
Source: defence-blog.com
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Model, quantity and value are undisclosed; SkyFall's tally of 3,500 downed drones is a company claim.