Ixian

Ixian is a Ukrainian defence-technology startup that builds unmanned aerial and ground systems for frontline use. Its public lineup centres on two UAVs: Molly, a vertical-take-off-and-landing reconnaissance-logistics drone, and Nokta, a fixed-wing loitering munition. Molly takes off and lands vertically, reportedly stays airborne for up to two hours, covers more than 70 km, and climbs to altitudes of around 3,500 m. Nokta is a catapult-launched fixed-wing aircraft with a jam-resistant control system; it is described as resistant to electronic warfare, carrying a warhead of up to 3 kg, with a range of 50–60 km, a top speed near 160 km/h, and 40–50 minutes of endurance.

The company presents Nokta as part of a wider unmanned-aviation complex that also includes the IXIAN x10 quadcopter, a smaller multirotor that can carry out reconnaissance or act as a loitering munition. Beyond aircraft, Ixian has shown the Terrikon-X, a logistics and recovery ground vehicle said to carry more than 300 kg, aimed at tasks from supply runs to engineering work under fire.

According to its founders, Ixian was started by a group of IT entrepreneurs who had supported the military and, after Russia’s 2022 full-scale invasion, turned to building hardware needed at the front. The firm describes itself as a small engineering team. It sits among the wave of Ukrainian drone makers that have emerged during the war, many of which test and field their systems through the state defence-innovation cluster Brave1 .