{"id":12248,"date":"2025-09-27T16:28:43","date_gmt":"2025-09-27T13:28:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stage.thedefender.media\/?p=12248"},"modified":"2025-11-18T23:39:28","modified_gmt":"2025-11-18T21:39:28","slug":"ixian-new-products","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/stage.thedefender.media\/en\/2025\/09\/ixian-new-products\/","title":{"rendered":"What new Ukrainian defence startup IXIAN brings to market: NOKTA and Molly UAVs, and the Terrikon-X UGV"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A new drone manufacturer has appeared in Ukraine \u2013 IXIAN<\/a>. Among its developments are a logistics UGV, reconnaissance-logistics VTOL type drone, and a UAV complex that combines a fixed-wing drone and a quadcopter. Defender Media spoke with IXIAN\u2019s brand manager, Yevheniia Shevchenko, about the company\u2019s origins and its first products.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What we know about IXIAN<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

According to Shevchenko, IXIAN was founded by several IT entrepreneurs with a long history of supporting the military. After the full-scale invasion, they ramped up their efforts and recently launched a defence tech company to develop solutions directly needed on the frontline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOur main goal is to help the guys at the front and bring this war to an end as quickly as possible,\u201d says Shevchenko. The company actively cooperates with the Defence Forces, including four brigades operating in different sectors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

IXIAN has not attracted external funding and is developing with its founders\u2019 own capital. \u201cWe\u2019re not really looking for investment \u2013 we\u2019re more interested in partnerships,\u201d Shevchenko explains. The company is open to collaboration with developers of technologies that could improve IXIAN drones \u2013 in communications, detection, cameras, motors and beyond.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

IXIAN enters the market with four products (one of them a complex consisting of two UAVs). For now, UGV production is measured in single units, and UAVs in dozens. \u201cWe plan to scale according to customer demand,\u201d Shevchenko says. \u201cWe have the capacity and experience. As soon as we get an order, we can ramp up production from dozens to hundreds within a month.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

NOKTA UAV Complex<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The NOKTA unmanned aviation complex consists of a fixed-wing drone, which gave its name to the system, and the IXIAN x10 quadcopter. Both can conduct reconnaissance and be used as loitering munitions. The quadcopter can also function as a signal relay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The fixed-wing drone has a range of 50\u201360 km, a maximum altitude of 2,000 m, a speed of up to 160 km\/h, and a flight endurance of 40\u201350 minutes. Resistant to electronic warfare, it is equipped with a guidance system for striking enemy targets. Its warhead weighs up to 3 kg. Launch is performed with a catapult; deployment takes 20 minutes, while packing up takes 10. If necessary, additional terminal guidance modules can be installed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n