Russia has recently rolled out a new AI-powered machine vision kamikaze drone that narrows the technological gap between AI-powered drones fielded earlier by Ukrainian forces. The Tuvik drone is a battlefield drone designed to destroy the enemy’s armed vehicles and other military hardware. Featuring a flying wing airframe, the UAV has a range of 30 km (18 miles) and a maximum speed of 180 km/h (111 miles/h). According to Sputnik Globe, the Tuvik is a mini-version of Russia’s legendary Geran kamikaze drone. A new generation of AI-enabled drones with machine vision are changing the battlefield by switching to fully autonomous mode, allowing them to survive and operate in GPS and comms-denied environments. These drones are impervious to EW-based counter-drone systems, which are honed to disrupt a drone’s satellite-based navigation capability and degrade its communication link with the drone operator, resulting in the drone’s loss. US companies like Anduril and Shield AI pioneered the technology, fielding drones such as V-BAT and Nova. These drones use onboard AI and vision-based navigation to map terrain, track targets, and fly out of EW zones—no remote link is needed. These “smart drones” are resilient, adaptive, and deadly, offering a glimpse of how future wars will be fought.

Full report : AI-powered drones are set to rule the warzone, and India looks all set to dominate thanks to its tech collaboration with the US and other nations.

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