STING

Ukrainian interceptor drone system that shoots down kamikaze drones at 500+ km range using remote control technology

sources 1 record source · provenance backfill in progress last checked 4 May 2026 next review due 2 Aug 2026 Suggest a correction

Coverage ledger coverage estimate

Four independent coverage axes. Low coverage means the record is less assessed, not that the company performs poorly.

coverage estimate

Identity Who they are

4 substantiated 0 searched, not found 6 not yet assessed ↓ highlights

Capability What they do

100

4 substantiated 0 searched, not found 0 not yet assessed ↓ products

Relationships With whom

3 substantiated 1 searched, not found 0 not yet assessed ↓ network

Scale How much

2 substantiated 0 searched, not found 1 not yet assessed ↓ scale

Highlights

1 fact

Tracked signals (12mo) 149

confidence not yet assessed as of 22 Jul 2026

CITE

As of 2026-07-22 dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15

Plain text

STING — Tracked signals (12mo): 149. robotics.press Directory. As of 2026-07-22; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15. https://robotics.press/company/sting/#fact:sting:signal_count

BibTeX

@misc{robotics_press_sting_signal_count,
  author = {{robotics.press}},
  title = {STING — Tracked signals (12mo)},
  howpublished = {robotics.press Directory},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://robotics.press/company/sting/#fact:sting:signal_count},
  note = {As of 2026-07-22; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15}
}

CSL JSON

{
  "id": "fact:sting:signal_count",
  "type": "webpage",
  "title": "STING — Tracked signals (12mo)",
  "author": [
    {
      "literal": "robotics.press"
    }
  ],
  "publisher": "robotics.press Directory",
  "URL": "https://robotics.press/company/sting/#fact:sting:signal_count",
  "issued": {
    "date-parts": [
      [
        2026,
        7,
        22
      ]
    ]
  },
  "note": "As of 2026-07-22; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15",
  "dataset-release": "rp-dir-2026-07-15"
}

What they do

1 product

Product Launch Environment Status Citation

Product	Launch	Environment	Status	Citation
Hive	—	Outdoor	PROTOTYPE	CITE As of 2026-07-23 dataset `rp-dir-2026-07-15` Plain text STING — Product: Hive. robotics.press Directory. As of 2026-07-23; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15. https://robotics.press/company/sting/#fact:sting:product:hive BibTeX @misc{robotics_press_sting_product_hive, author = {{robotics.press}}, title = {STING — Product}, howpublished = {robotics.press Directory}, year = {2026}, url = {https://robotics.press/company/sting/#fact:sting:product:hive}, note = {As of 2026-07-23; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15} } CSL JSON { "id": "fact:sting:product:hive", "type": "webpage", "title": "STING — Product", "author": [ { "literal": "robotics.press" } ], "publisher": "robotics.press Directory", "URL": "https://robotics.press/company/sting/#fact:sting:product:hive", "issued": { "date-parts": [ [ 2026, 7, 23 ] ] }, "note": "As of 2026-07-23; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15", "dataset-release": "rp-dir-2026-07-15" } Highlighted claim Durable fact resolver

Hive

—

Outdoor

PROTOTYPE

CITE

As of 2026-07-23 dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15

Plain text

STING — Product: Hive. robotics.press Directory. As of 2026-07-23; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15. https://robotics.press/company/sting/#fact:sting:product:hive

BibTeX

@misc{robotics_press_sting_product_hive,
  author = {{robotics.press}},
  title = {STING — Product},
  howpublished = {robotics.press Directory},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://robotics.press/company/sting/#fact:sting:product:hive},
  note = {As of 2026-07-23; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15}
}

CSL JSON

{
  "id": "fact:sting:product:hive",
  "type": "webpage",
  "title": "STING — Product",
  "author": [
    {
      "literal": "robotics.press"
    }
  ],
  "publisher": "robotics.press Directory",
  "URL": "https://robotics.press/company/sting/#fact:sting:product:hive",
  "issued": {
    "date-parts": [
      [
        2026,
        7,
        23
      ]
    ]
  },
  "note": "As of 2026-07-23; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15",
  "dataset-release": "rp-dir-2026-07-15"
}

Scale & activity

1 deal · $642.2M disclosed · 149 signals

149 tracked signals ▁▁▃▃█▅ latest 22 Jul 2026

Date Deal Value / type Evidence Citation

Undated

U.S. Navy Counter-Drone Contract

$642.2M

Date	Deal	Value / type	Evidence	Citation
Undated	U.S. Navy Counter-Drone Contract	$642.2M	source ↗	CITE As of 2026-07-23 dataset `rp-dir-2026-07-15` Plain text STING — CONTRACT: U.S. Navy Counter-Drone Contract. robotics.press Directory. As of 2026-07-23; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15. https://robotics.press/company/sting/#fact:sting:deal:undated-contract-u.s.-navy-counter-drone-contract BibTeX @misc{robotics_press_sting_deal_undated-contract-u_s_-navy-counter-drone-contract, author = {{robotics.press}}, title = {STING — CONTRACT}, howpublished = {robotics.press Directory}, year = {2026}, url = {https://robotics.press/company/sting/#fact:sting:deal:undated-contract-u.s.-navy-counter-drone-contract}, note = {As of 2026-07-23; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15} } CSL JSON { "id": "fact:sting:deal:undated-contract-u.s.-navy-counter-drone-contract", "type": "webpage", "title": "STING — CONTRACT", "author": [ { "literal": "robotics.press" } ], "publisher": "robotics.press Directory", "URL": "https://robotics.press/company/sting/#fact:sting:deal:undated-contract-u.s.-navy-counter-drone-contract", "issued": { "date-parts": [ [ 2026, 7, 23 ] ] }, "note": "As of 2026-07-23; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15", "dataset-release": "rp-dir-2026-07-15" } Highlighted claim Durable fact resolver

source ↗

CITE

As of 2026-07-23 dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15

Plain text

STING — CONTRACT: U.S. Navy Counter-Drone Contract. robotics.press Directory. As of 2026-07-23; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15. https://robotics.press/company/sting/#fact:sting:deal:undated-contract-u.s.-navy-counter-drone-contract

BibTeX

@misc{robotics_press_sting_deal_undated-contract-u_s_-navy-counter-drone-contract,
  author = {{robotics.press}},
  title = {STING — CONTRACT},
  howpublished = {robotics.press Directory},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://robotics.press/company/sting/#fact:sting:deal:undated-contract-u.s.-navy-counter-drone-contract},
  note = {As of 2026-07-23; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15}
}

CSL JSON

{
  "id": "fact:sting:deal:undated-contract-u.s.-navy-counter-drone-contract",
  "type": "webpage",
  "title": "STING — CONTRACT",
  "author": [
    {
      "literal": "robotics.press"
    }
  ],
  "publisher": "robotics.press Directory",
  "URL": "https://robotics.press/company/sting/#fact:sting:deal:undated-contract-u.s.-navy-counter-drone-contract",
  "issued": {
    "date-parts": [
      [
        2026,
        7,
        23
      ]
    ]
  },
  "note": "As of 2026-07-23; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15",
  "dataset-release": "rp-dir-2026-07-15"
}

Deployment sites: searched, not found. We searched the available record and found no published evidence.

Network

1 person

Person Role Citation

Person	Role	Citation
C. Smith	—	CITE As of 2026-07-23 dataset `rp-dir-2026-07-15` Plain text STING — Person: C. Smith. robotics.press Directory. As of 2026-07-23; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15. https://robotics.press/company/sting/#fact:sting:person:c-smith BibTeX @misc{robotics_press_sting_person_c-smith, author = {{robotics.press}}, title = {STING — Person}, howpublished = {robotics.press Directory}, year = {2026}, url = {https://robotics.press/company/sting/#fact:sting:person:c-smith}, note = {As of 2026-07-23; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15} } CSL JSON { "id": "fact:sting:person:c-smith", "type": "webpage", "title": "STING — Person", "author": [ { "literal": "robotics.press" } ], "publisher": "robotics.press Directory", "URL": "https://robotics.press/company/sting/#fact:sting:person:c-smith", "issued": { "date-parts": [ [ 2026, 7, 23 ] ] }, "note": "As of 2026-07-23; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15", "dataset-release": "rp-dir-2026-07-15" } Highlighted claim Durable fact resolver

C. Smith

—

CITE

As of 2026-07-23 dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15

Plain text

STING — Person: C. Smith. robotics.press Directory. As of 2026-07-23; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15. https://robotics.press/company/sting/#fact:sting:person:c-smith

BibTeX

@misc{robotics_press_sting_person_c-smith,
  author = {{robotics.press}},
  title = {STING — Person},
  howpublished = {robotics.press Directory},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://robotics.press/company/sting/#fact:sting:person:c-smith},
  note = {As of 2026-07-23; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15}
}

CSL JSON

{
  "id": "fact:sting:person:c-smith",
  "type": "webpage",
  "title": "STING — Person",
  "author": [
    {
      "literal": "robotics.press"
    }
  ],
  "publisher": "robotics.press Directory",
  "URL": "https://robotics.press/company/sting/#fact:sting:person:c-smith",
  "issued": {
    "date-parts": [
      [
        2026,
        7,
        23
      ]
    ]
  },
  "note": "As of 2026-07-23; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15",
  "dataset-release": "rp-dir-2026-07-15"
}

Competitors: searched, not found. We searched the available record and found no published evidence.

Analysis

Research Report: STING

quick report · 9 Apr 2026 · 14 sources · 2,092 words

This report evaluates Sentien Robotics and its autonomous drone-fleet logistics product, 'the Hive,' a ground station and software system designed to automate launch, recovery, and fleet management. The analysis covers the company's value proposition, product capabilities, market positioning within autonomous aerial systems, and competitive dynamics, while noting significant gaps in disclosed deployment data, regulatory status, and performance metrics.

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Dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15 · schema 1.0.0 · data changed 23 Jul 2026

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