German Apex Recordhunter Electric Drone Hits 777 km/h, Faster Than Russia's Jet Gerans

German company Quantum Systems reported that its battery-electric Apex Recordhunter demonstrator achieved a speed of 777 kilometers per hour during an October 2026 test flight. The high-speed unmanned aircraft is a technology platform for evaluating electric propulsion, aerodynamics and airframe materials that could inform future counter-drone interceptors. The reported run exceeded the company's earlier 699-kilometer-per-hour result, but the new figure remained an unofficial record pending the required verification or return-flight conditions. Apex Recordhunter is an experimental aircraft rather than a fielded interceptor, and the test does not establish a production order or operational performance against jet-powered attack drones.