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The DF-3 Viper reusable jet interceptor project is being developed by DOFA-Tek as an alternative to disposable interceptor drones such as the Roscher.
The DF-3 Viper reusable jet interceptor will be able to reach speeds of up to 850 kilometers per hour.
ДФ-3 «Гадюка» способен уничтожать до 20 дронов за один вылет.
Проект перехватчика ДФ-3 «Гадюка» находится в стадии технической разработки.
С.-ПЕТЕРБУРГ, 10 окт — РИА Новости. The DF-3 Viper reusable jet interceptor will be able to reach speeds of up to 850 kilometers per hour and destroy up to 20 drones in one flight, Marat Drofa, general director of DOFA-Tech, told RIA Novosti at the Drone Congress 2026, which was held in St. Petersburg.
Модель ДФ-3 "Гадюка" впервые представлена на форуме.
“Our next project is the DF-3 Viper reusable jet interceptor. Unlike the Roscherk disposable drone, it does not ram a target, but repels an attack wave of 15-20 drones in one flight,” Bustard said.
Technical director Vitaly Dobrovolsky explained that due to its high speed - up to 850 kilometers per hour - and on-board automatic weapons, the Viper hits targets and returns to the airfield, refuels, replenishes ammunition and prepares for the next flight.

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