“Criminal” Fire Damages US Drone Factory Supplying Ukraine

What is a drone factory? It makes flying penguins, of course. The Baltic Times reports that a sudden massive fire at a Latvian airport already is considered a criminal act. The police will investigate the fire, LETA learned from the Interior Ministry. A criminal procedure has been started. Riga airport representative Ilze Salna told LETA … Continue reading “Criminal” Fire Damages US Drone Factory Supplying Ukraine

Ukraine Credits Drone Swarms With Defeating Entire Columns of Russian Armor

The basics of battle being reported from the Ukraine war are like chapters right out of history. Small groups of Ukrainian volunteers on fast and light cycles (specifically “quads”, as in four-wheeled and motorized) are using forested flanking moves to attack the large slow-moving or stopped columns on paved roads. Honchar describes these technological battles, … Continue reading Ukraine Credits Drone Swarms With Defeating Entire Columns of Russian Armor

Ukrainian AI Drone Swarm Targets Russian Uniforms

From the front-lines: …new artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled drone that can recognize and engage targets based on visual triggers, like a specific uniform. The drones can work as a swarm and can communicate with one another. In related news, hundreds of thousands of explosive chemical cluster-bomb autonomous drones (VBIED) are being staged by a suspected Russian … Continue reading Ukrainian AI Drone Swarm Targets Russian Uniforms

How to Speed Up Military Drone Innovation in America

In a rather superficial analysis featured on War on the Rocks, the discourse on artificial intelligence (AI) reveals a surprising lack of depth. In essence, the crux of the argument suggests that by lowering expectations, particularly in terms of reliability, the concept of “innovation” is reduced to nothing more than pushing a colossal and conveniently … Continue reading How to Speed Up Military Drone Innovation in America