Drone advances in Ukraine could bring dawn of killer robots
2 years ago

Drone advances in Ukraine could bring dawn of killer robots

ABC  

Drone advances in Ukraine have accelerated a long-anticipated technology trend that could soon bring the world's first fully autonomous fighting robots to the battlefield, inaugurating a new age of warfare. Ukraine's digital transformation minister Mykhailo Fedorov agreed that fully autonomous killer drones were "a logical and inevitable next step" in weapons development. Ukraine's Minister of Digital Transformation Mykhailo Fedorov believes that fully autonomous killer drones are "a logical and inevitable next step" in weapons development. 'We have not crossed this line yet' Ukrainian military leaders currently prohibit the use of fully independent lethal weapons, although that could change, according to Lieutenant Colonel Honchar, whose group has spearheaded drone innovation in Ukraine, converting cheap commercial drones into lethal weapons. In the mid-2010s, colleagues he polled agreed that graduate students could, in a single term, produce an autonomous drone "capable of finding and killing an individual, let's say, inside a building", he said.

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Ukraine advances killer robot drones with more automation, efficiency
1 week, 3 days ago

Ukraine advances killer robot drones with more automation, efficiency

Live Mint  

LVIV, Ukraine—It was the year of the explosive drone: speedy, agile craft the size of dinner plates that in 2024 became Ukraine’s main defensive weapon against massive Russian ground assaults. “We have been trying to make autonomous cars for years but still have drivers," says Andriy Zvirko, chief strategy officer for Sine.Engineering, a Ukrainian drone technology developer. After realizing that …

Ukraine rushes to create AI-enabled war drones
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Ukraine rushes to create AI-enabled war drones

The Hindu  

In Ukraine, a handful of startups are developing Artificial Intelligence systems to help fly a vast fleet of drones, taking warfare into uncharted territory as combatants race to gain a technological edge in battle. Ukraine hopes a rollout of AI-enabled drones across the front line will help it overcome increasing signal jamming by the Russians as well as enable unmanned …

Inside a frontline drone ‘laboratory’ creating new ways for Ukraine’s troops to hit Putin’s forces
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Inside a frontline drone ‘laboratory’ creating new ways for Ukraine’s troops to hit Putin’s forces

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Walking through the drone operators’ …

How cheap drones are transforming warfare in Ukraine
11 months ago

How cheap drones are transforming warfare in Ukraine

The Economist  

Science & technology | Ukraine’s drone war How cheap drones are transforming warfare in Ukraine First Person View drones have achieved near mythical status on the front lines Your browser does not support this video. There is no escape “Achilles”, a Ukrainian drone commander based near Bakhmut in the east of the country, says that his FPV drones, which cost …

How Ukraine's innovative use of drones has revolutionised modern warfare
1 year, 1 month ago

How Ukraine's innovative use of drones has revolutionised modern warfare

ABC  

Inside a Ukrainian command centre, near the frontlines in the Donetsk region, Rustam is beginning to get nervous. Mykola says it is "very smart" that Ukraine is relying on small businesses to produce its drones. Ukraine's deadly night bombers Ukraine's night bomber drone has a thermal vision camera and can carry bigger shells. "We call it the night bomber," says …

Age of Death Machines is Here? How drones in Ukraine war could pave the way for killer robots
2 years ago

Age of Death Machines is Here? How drones in Ukraine war could pave the way for killer robots

Firstpost  

Kyiv: Drone advances in Ukraine have accelerated a long-anticipated technology trend that could soon bring the world’s first fully autonomous fighting robots to the battlefield, inaugurating a new age of warfare. Ukraine’s digital transformation minister, Mykhailo Fedorov, agrees that fully autonomous killer drones are “a logical and inevitable next step” in weapons development. “We have not crossed this line yet …

Drone advances in Ukraine could bring dawn of killer robots
2 years ago

Drone advances in Ukraine could bring dawn of killer robots

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Drone advances in Ukraine have accelerated a long-anticipated technology trend that could soon bring the world’s first fully autonomous fighting robots to the battlefield, inaugurating a new age of warfare. Ukraine’s digital transformation minister, Mykhailo Fedorov, agrees that fully autonomous killer drones are “a logical and inevitable next step” in weapons development. “We have not crossed this …

Drone advances in Ukraine could bring dawn of killer robots
2 years ago

Drone advances in Ukraine could bring dawn of killer robots

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Drone advances in Ukraine have accelerated a long-anticipated technology trend that could soon bring the world’s first fully autonomous fighting robots to the battlefield, inaugurating a new age of warfare. Ukraine’s digital transformation minister, Mykhailo Fedorov, agrees that fully autonomous killer drones are “a logical and inevitable next step” in weapons development. “We have not crossed this …

Drone advances in Ukraine could bring dawn of killer robots
2 years ago

Drone advances in Ukraine could bring dawn of killer robots

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Drone advances in Ukraine have …

Drone advances in Ukraine could bring dawn of killer robots
2 years ago

Drone advances in Ukraine could bring dawn of killer robots

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Ukraine's digital transformation minister, Mykhailo Fedorov, agrees that fully …

Ukraine digital army brews cyberattacks, intel and infowar
2 years, 10 months ago

Ukraine digital army brews cyberattacks, intel and infowar

Associated Press  

BOSTON — Formed in a fury to counter Russia’s blitzkrieg attack, Ukraine’s hundreds-strong volunteer “hacker” corps is much more than a paramilitary cyberattack force in Europe’s first major war of the internet age. A self-organizing swarm,” said Roman Zakharov, a 37-year-old IT executive at the center of Ukraine’s bootstrap digital army. The overall effort was spurred by the creation of …

Are AI-Powered Killer Robots Inevitable?
4 years, 7 months ago

Are AI-Powered Killer Robots Inevitable?

Wired  

In war, speed kills. In an exercise last year, the United States demonstrated how automation could be used throughout the so-called kill chain: A satellite spotted a mock enemy ship and directed a surveillance plane to fly closer to confirm the identification; the surveillance plane then passed its data to an airborne command-and-control plane, which selected a naval destroyer to …

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