The proliferation of drones in the Ukraine war is fuelling a fresh arms race between manufacturers of unmanned aerial systems and communications engineers developing radio wave scramblers and GPS jammers. Exhibitors at the Paris Eurosatory military expo told the Associated Press on Tuesday that pilots and their units …
Read More »Ukraine drone warfare reignites the race for killer robots
The nearest the world has seen to a fully autonomous weapon in the Ukrainian conflict to date comes from Britain, according to Justin Bronk, a senior research fellow for air power and technology at the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI). He says the Brimstone missile, made by Franco-British company MBDA, …
Read More »AI in warfare: Russia’s autonomous “suicide” drone spotted i…
According to the news outlet Daily Star, a “suicide drone” was seen hovering in Ukraine, with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy its potential target. Unlike a traditional drone, it identifies its targets and blows them up using artificial intelligence, and it does not have to be controlled by a human operator either. …
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