The founder of Celebra Tech, whose name is not disclosed, spoke about the creation of the company that developed the “Tryzub” laser weapon and the challenges overcome along the way.
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The founder of Celebra Tech, whose name is not disclosed, spoke about the creation of the company that developed the “Tryzub” laser weapon and the challenges overcome along the way.
He shared the details in an interview with Mind publication.
According to the company’s founder, who directly participated in the defense of the Kyiv region from the enemy invasion, the first product his team worked on was a drone (the company currently has a line of Laurus FPV drones).
“In fact, we were making these drones for ourselves. Our unit “Lavry Patriotam” joined the Main Intelligence Directorate. Then we moved to the SBU (counterintelligence), where I helped form the first pilot groups,” the company founder said.
The founder of Celebra Tech shared that he raised the startup capital from private entrepreneurs who essentially acted as business angels: they financed the purchase of the first components based on a handshake and a shared vision.
The company team also began to form from the people with whom its founder defended Ukraine from the enemy. The first “production base and R&D laboratory,” as the publication writes, was a basement room under one of the civilian stores.
The company founder recalled that the first iterations of Celebra Tech drones had custom aluminum frames, which even became an object of ridicule for Russian propaganda. However, this did not prevent the products from demonstrating their effectiveness.
What about the “Tryzub” laser weapon?
After the initial drone developments, the company significantly expanded its product line with R&D and EW systems. Finally, they also began working on the development of the “Tryzub” laser weapon, which the manufacturer promises to present in the near future, without specifying the timeline.
It is known that in 2026, the team integrated the complex into a mobile trailer platform for drone warfare. Developers also improved the AI-assisted targeting system, target acquisition and tracking, and integration with radars for trajectory tracking.
The effective range for hitting FPV drones is currently 800–900 meters, and for reconnaissance UAVs, the figure can reach 1.5 km. At the same time, developers are currently working on increasing its operational range. Currently, “Tryzub” can hit targets at distances up to 5 km.
As reported by dev.ua, as of May, the Ukrainian defense tech company Celebra announced that the domestic laser weapon “Tryzub” was undergoing final testing.
Source: dev.ua