A Ukrainian defence minister revealed how technology is racing ahead in the battle against Vladimir Putin’s invasion of the country launched in February 2022.
Ukraine is using dozens of domestically made AI-augmented systems for its drones to reach targets on the battlefield without being piloted.
Systems that use artificial intelligence allow cheap drones carrying explosives to spot or fly to their targets in areas protected by extensive signal jamming, which has reduced the effectiveness of manually piloted drones.
“There are currently several dozen solutions on the market from Ukrainian manufacturers … they are being purchased and delivered into the armed forces and other defence forces,” Ukraine’s deputy defence minister Kateryna Chernohorenko said of drone AI systems.
She said they were currently being used in a targeted way in special operations.
Putin’s armed forces have unleashed relentless drone attacks on towns and cities in Ukraine including the capital Kyiv.
On the battlefield, automated drone systems are in high demand among soldiers searching for ways to beat the …