// Pulsejet Drone Engine
Shepit
- Manufacturer
- SCOPA Industries
- Status
- In trials
Key specifications
- 18 kg of thrust on ordinary 95-octane petrol
- About $1,000 per engine, including fuel and ignition systems
- Ground-tested; flight tests in preparation
Shepit / SCOPA Industries
Overview
SCOPA Industries is a Ukrainian aerospace startup building jet engines for drones and missiles. Shepit (“whisper”) is its pulsejet, a very simple jet engine with almost no moving parts, aimed at fast, low-cost strike drones and decoys. It produces 18 kg of thrust, runs on 95-octane petrol and is made of stainless steel from Ukrainian parts, at about $1,000 per engine. Ground tests are complete, and flight tests were in preparation as of December 2025. Separately, the company began producing a jet engine for missiles with a range of up to 250 km in 2025. The US-Ukrainian Oppenheimer Acceleration Fund is an investor.
Sources
- Ukrainska Pravda, 8 Dec 2025
- Espreso, 7 Dec 2025
- dev.ua, 19 Sep 2025
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