US company’s AI lets Ukraine’s cheap kamikaze drones track targets on their own
Ukrainian forces are deploying low-cost FPV drones upgraded with US-developed AI software from Auterion to enable autonomous target tracking. This technology allows drones to maintain terminal guidance even when radio signals are lost due to enemy jamming or terrain interference.
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The integration of autonomous AI into inexpensive, mass-produced drones represents a significant shift in modern warfare, increasing the lethality and resilience of small-scale tactical systems.
It’s swarmin time US company’s AI lets Ukraine’s cheap kamikaze drones track targets on their own $100 million deal gives 50,000 Ukrainian drones US-developed AI capabilities.
30 Drones equipped with Auterion's Nemyx swarm autonomy system crash into a self-propelled gun during a test demonstration. Credit: Lorenz Meier | Auterion Drones equipped with Auterion's Nemyx swarm autonomy system crash into a self-propelled gun during a test demonstration. Credit: Lorenz Meier | Auterion Text settings Story text Size Small Standard Large Width * Standard Wide Links Standard Orange * Subscribers only Learn more Minimize to nav Ukrainian drone operators have destroyed many Russian armored vehicles on the ground and even military helicopters in midair using $400 Shrike drones with explosive payloads. Now thousands of such drones are getting upgraded with an AI system capable of autonomously tracking and homing in on moving targets.
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