KBP International has unveiled its Gryf unmanned aircraft as a carrier for counter-drone systems, and the company told EDR Magazine that the prototype has completed initial flight tests. Further testing is planned for the fourth quarter of 2026, according to the report. EDR’s report on the Prague unveiling and flight-test status
The aircraft displayed at the Future Force Forum in Prague carried two Ukrainian Odin counter-UAS interceptors and two missiles. KBP claims the platform can remain airborne for 12 hours, carry a 50 kg payload and cruise at 150 km/h. The company’s own announcement describes GRYF more broadly as a long-endurance UAV for carrying different counter-drone systems on extended patrols and for responding to aerial threats within layered air defense. KBP’s announcement
That evidence supports a carrier concept and a prototype-level flight-test milestone, but not a fielded counter-UAS capability. The available reporting does not establish that the displayed interceptors were launched from Gryf, that the aircraft detected or engaged a target, or that its patrol and response functions operate autonomously.
Control details are also not disclosed in the fetched material: neither source identifies the communications link, operator workload, onboard decision authority or a specific engagement sequence. For now, the demonstrable task is transporting counter-drone effectors on a prototype aircraft; the effectiveness of the complete air-defense system remains unverified.