{
  "id": 16745368,
  "title": "A 4-watt video link passed Ukraine’s state tests, its maker says, and could stretch STING interceptors’ radius from 20 km to 30 km",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/a-4-watt-video-link-passed-ukraines-state-tests-its-maker-says-and",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-27T12:46:13.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Euromaidan Press",
    "slug": "euromaidan-press",
    "url": "https://euromaidanpress.com/2026/10/27/a-4-watt-video-link-passed-ukraines-state-tests-its-maker-says-and-could-stretch-sting-interceptors-radius-from-20-km-to-30-km/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Ukraine's drone manufacturer Wild Hornets has announced that a new video transmitter, called HV VTX Pro, has passed state tests. This module, which increases the maximum power of the transmitter to 4 watts, will allow the company's STING interceptors to cover a larger area. According to Wild Hornets, the STING interceptor's operating radius could increase from 20 km to 30 km, effectively doubling the area covered by one ground station. The module, part of an upgrade to Wild Hornets' Hornet Vision digital video system, also improves the clarity and stability of the video feed, even in crowded airwaves and under electronic jamming. Wild Hornets first revealed the HV VTX Pro in August, with an estimated increase in interceptor range. The company's drones, which include strike FPV drones, cargo platforms, and the STING interceptor, are used by more than 100 units of Ukraine's Defense Forces.",
  "summary": "The 30 km figure is Wild Hornets’ own estimate, first given in August, and assumes good line of sight. Testers checked three drone types.",
  "key_points": [
    "HV VTX Pro video transmitter passes state tests",
    "STING interceptors' operating radius could increase from 20 km to 30 km",
    "Upgrade improves video feed clarity and stability"
  ],
  "editors_take": "The increased power of the new video transmitter expands the operational reach of STING interceptors, allowing a single ground station to monitor a significantly larger area against electronic jamming.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}