Stellarion showcases fibre-optic and radio-controlled Deadliner UAVs
One of Stellarion's Deadliner family of fibre-optic FPV UAVs, displayed at DroneX 2026. (Jack Richardson)
Ukrainian company Stellarion showcased its Deadliner family of first-person view (FPV) unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) at the DroneX 2026 exhibition, held in London, UK, from 29-30 September.
The family encompasses fibre-optic-controlled Q-series and radio-controlled R-series strike quadcopters, with daytime and thermal-imaging configurations. Stellarion's head of export, Bohdan Shtylyk, told Janes at the exhibition that the company's fibre-optic UAVs had generated “real results”, describing them as among its most efficient systems in Ukraine.
Stellarion said in a social media post on 26 August that it delivered more than 100,000 Deadliner UAVs to over 20 Ukrainian brigades during its first year supplying systems through the Ukrainian Ministry of Defence's DOT-Chain Defence procurement platform. Stellarion's DroneX exhibiton profile lists production capacity of up to 30,000 UAVs per month and a portfolio comprising more than 30 combat UAV modifications.
The company's flagship Deadliner Q1 is a 10-inch fibre-optic-controlled quadcopter with a stated range of 20 km, payload capacity of 2 kg, and maximum speed of 110 km/h. Stellarion specifies an endurance of at least 20 minutes and a cruising speed of 60–70 km/h.
The larger, 15-inch Deadliner Q15-30 carries up to 3 kg over a stated range of 30 km. According to Stellarion, it has an endurance of at least 30 minutes and has completed Ukrainian Ministry of Defence codification, opening the way for procurement through Ukraine's Brave1 Market and DOT-Chain procurement systems. The company is also pursuing codification of variants with ranges of 35 and 40 km.
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