Destroying Russian Tanks Is Just the Start for U.S. AI Drone Autopilot
The U.S. AI drone autopilot system, Skynode S, by Auterion, excels in targeting Russian armored vehicles in Ukraine despite radio jamming. It surpasses human pilots, ensuring accuracy and future development potential.
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The U.S. AI drone autopilot system, Skynode S, developed by Auterion, has been successfully used in Ukraine to target Russian armored vehicles with high accuracy, even in the face of radio jamming. This new technology allows drones to autonomously lock onto targets from long ranges, making jamming ineffective. The system, which is part of the Pentagon's initiative for secure American-made drones, has shown a higher hit rate compared to human pilots, eliminating the risks of pilot error and jamming interference. Skynode S also offers the potential for future developments such as aim-point selection for more precise targeting. The open-source software behind this technology enables developers to create various applications, expanding its capabilities beyond just hitting targets. Additionally, the system can be integrated with battlefield management software for enhanced surveillance and reconnaissance, providing commanders with real-time information. Despite its advanced features, Auterion emphasizes that human supervision is crucial, and the technology is not intended to create fully autonomous killing machines. The Skynode S system represents a significant advancement in drone technology, offering new possibilities for military operations and intelligence gathering.
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6 commentsThe end result will be an air traffic control system that creates a minefield of the air—an area-denial death zone.
The real innovation with drones, though, is that there is no more "fog of war."
Drones provide a perfect information environment.
The development of perfect AI is tons of work due to the huge amount of possible different optimizations. Consequently, to the casual onlooker the early systems will look crude and later systems dangerously advanced.
The second primary engineering challenge is charging grids and logistics / manufacturing. NATO and carriers already provide lots of opportunities. I would however predict that some new, easy to deploy at global scale, form of charging grids will be in use within 20 years.
The advantage such droneswarm would provide over other nuclear nations cannot be overstated.
A state actor could build a database of ways to profile and exploit those chips and software.
Imagine hacking a drone and ordering it to return to home and drop its payload there.
We may see firewalls on drones soon, or watchdog timers that trigger a second microcontroller to take iver when the primary is hacked.
Metasploit already supports software defined radios (SDRs.)
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