How Russia's invasion led Ukraine to innovate in combat drones, including improving speed, flight range, and payload, and the implications for warfare globally
The advent of AI-enabled drones holds huge promise for Ukraine's military but may also be exploited by nefarious non-state actors
New AI-powered targeting software developed by Lviv-based Twist Robotics allows drones to lock on and destroy a moving target even if the UAV loses contact with the human operator because of jamming
Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt is bullish on Ukraine's domestic drone market & is talking to people about putting millions of dollars into scaling up UAV production in Ukraine, per sources. “The future of war will be dictated and waged by drones,” says Schmidt.
There are now more than 200 Ukrainian companies involved in drone production working hand-in-glove with military units on the front lines to tweak and augment drones to improve their ability to kill and spy on the enemy. [image]
I traveled around Ukraine for the last few weeks visiting different drone factories & software developers and was stunned by the level of innovation taking place. AI-assisted killing is about to go mainstream in Ukraine, w/ implications far beyond the war https://www.washingtonpo…