18 November, 2024
HX-2 Karma kamikaze drone. 2024. Photograph: Bild
Ukraine’s navy will receive 4,000 artificial intelligence-controlled attack drones from Germany.
The German newspaper Bild reported on this, citing its personal sources, according to European Pravda.
The publication notes that the German firm Helsing has obtained permission to provide them. It additionally cites the phrases of Protection Minister Boris Pistorius, who really confirmed these intentions.
It’s famous that these are HX-2 Karma kamikaze drones, which have excessive autonomy within the face of jamming and may very successfully hit targets at a substantial distance by using artificial intelligence know-how.
Beginning in December, they might start to be delivered to the Ukrainian Protection Forces in batches of a number of hundred models monthly.
In accordance to Bild’s sources, some prototypes are allegedly already being examined in actual fight circumstances in japanese Ukraine and are being improved based mostly on the outcomes.
It’s famous that the drone’s function was fashionable software program that helped it navigate the terrain utilizing many “markers” and fly to the goal even in troublesome climate circumstances, in addition to the affect of digital warfare.
As soon as the drone has recognized the goal and the operator has confirmed it, it’s then in a position to strike autonomously, even when communication is misplaced, i.e., apparently, a homing system is used on the closing a part of the flight.
The German publication additionally states that the vary of this kamikaze drone is allegedly 4 occasions longer than that of typical Ukrainian counterparts.
Nonetheless, it’s value noting that the article doesn’t specify which particular drones are used for comparability. Nonetheless, it’s said that they have been considerably cheaper than the American Switchblade and Russian Lancet drones.
Protection Minister Boris Pistorius mentioned he had been “more than happy that the supply of those drones geared up with artificial intelligence (AI) know-how is already underway” and that Ukraine would have the ability to use them in opposition to necessary enemy targets, Bild reported.
In February 2024, a memorandum of cooperation was signed between the Ukrainian Ministry of Business and Commerce and Helsing.