More assaults on Russian ships will likely be carried out, a Ukrainian minister has promised.
Drone manufacturing has elevated 100-fold in 2023, and this may rise to as much as 140-fold by the tip of the yr, mentioned digital minister Mykhailo Fedorov, who performed a key position in building the nation’s drone business.
Ukraine is testing AI techniques that may find targets a number of kilometres away and information drones to them even when exterior communications are disrupted by digital warfare measures, he mentioned.
“There will likely be extra drones, extra assaults, and fewer Russian ships. That’s for certain,” mentioned Mr Federov.
“At the second it is all on the testing stage, however some drones we’re shopping for use AI to recognise targets. In a forest, it might detect a goal and recognise whether or not it is an individual, tank, or a sure automobile. These applied sciences are getting used actively.”
His feedback comply with a number of assaults on Russia’s Black Sea fleet utilizing missiles and sea drones across the Crimean peninsula.