BLUF

The increasing issue of affordable, unmanned systems utilizing artificial intelligence has become a significant challenge for the Pentagon, which is now urgently working to counteract these systems

Summary

KEY POINTS:
  • The conflict in Ukraine has demonstrated how effective cheap smart-tech is, in conventional warfare.
  • The US has called on industry to help develop weapons that can deal effectively with this new threat.
  • While aerial drones have made a mark on the Ukrainian battlefields, undersea systems may not be far behind.
READ: US military calls for better weapons to fight artificial intelligence

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