Celebra Tech

Celebra Tech is a Ukrainian company developing Tryzub (“Trident”), a laser weapon for short-range air defence against drones. In its current form, disclosed in May 2026, the system is mounted on a towed trailer and pairs an optical sight, radar cueing and automated tracking under AI guidance. According to the company, the laser can destroy FPV drones at 800–900 metres and reconnaissance UAVs at up to 1,500 metres, and can also dazzle or blind a drone’s camera rather than physically destroy it.

The company has described Tryzub as progressing from a concept in late 2024 to an “approved combat model” by mid-2026, with the system in final testing during the first half of 2026. Celebra Tech says it is working toward engagements against Shahed-type loitering munitions at ranges approaching 5 km. The firm has stated that the project is run by a team of around 15 people and was financed internally rather than through disclosed procurement contracts; an earlier laser prototype reportedly took the form of a rifle-style device called “Tryzub-120” trialled in 2021–2022. These figures and the engagement ranges are the company’s own claims and have not been independently verified.

Directed-energy weapons remain a small niche within Ukraine’s largely drone-focused defence-tech sector, where most fielded counter-drone work relies on electronic warfare, interceptor drones and gun-based systems.