A Ukrainian defense company has introduced a new mid-range strike drone designed to hit frontline Russian targets with a heavier payload, expanding Kyiv’s growing arsenal of battlefield drones.
Fire Point presented the FP-2 drone this week at the MSPO defense exhibition in Kielce, Poland.
According to Militarnyi media outlet, the model builds on the company’s earlier long-range FP-1, which has been used to strike deep inside Russian territory.
Unlike the FP-1, which could fly up to 1,400 kilometers, the FP-2 has a shorter range of 200 kilometers but carries a much larger warhead weighing 105 kilograms. Developers said the drone is already in use on the front lines.
The FP-2 can operate autonomously to strike stationary targets or be manually guided by an operator via radio link to hit moving objects.
Its design allows for both stationary launchers and mobile systems disguised as ordinary army trucks, giving troops more flexibility in combat.
Ukraine hopes the drone will help offset shortages of precision missiles. The aircraft’s low altitude and potential for mass deployment could also overwhelm Russian air defenses, in some cases proving more effective than US-supplied HIMARS rockets, according to military experts.
The move comes as Russia has begun deploying upgraded Shahed-136, or “Geran-2,” drones with heavier warheads for similar frontline attacks. Both sides have increasingly relied on drones for reconnaissance and strikes as the war enters its third year.
Developers say the FP-2’s compatibility with the mass-produced FP-1 could speed up deliveries to Ukrainian units in the near future.
In August 2025, Ukraine also unveiled its new long-range missile, the Flamingo, which it claims has a range of 3,000 km (1,864 miles), surpassing all Western weaponry the country has received to date.
The stated production capacity as of August was roughly one missile per day, with plans to boost the number to seven daily by October.
The manufacturer also said the missile is superior to the US-made Tomahawk cruise missile, which Ukraine has yet to receive.
The Flamingo missiles are believed to have been used during a recent strike on Russian bases and airfields in occupied Crimea.