Ukraine says AI is moving beyond drones and into strike missiles for the first time

A test of a Neptune missile in April 2020. General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Ukraine is developing artificial-intelligence-enabled missiles, a first as its autonomous warfare evolves. Brave1, Ukraine's state-backed innovation platform, said multiple companies are part of this effort. AI has already been widely incorporated into Ukrainian drones and robots. Ukraine is developing strike missiles augmented by artificial intelligence , a first and a significant step as its offensive weapons become increasingly autonomous. Brave1 , the Ukrainian state-backed innovation platform, confirmed to Business Insider that multiple companies involved in this initiative are developing AI-enabled missiles . Ukrainian companies have widely incorporated AI into their drones and war robots, enabling functions such as decision-making, navigation, and targeting. Missiles are new. "AI was initially deployed at scale in drones," Andrii Hrytseniuk, Brave1's CEO, told Business Insider.