It’s in the Code—the Future of Autonomous Warfare
AINewsWire Editorial Coverage: The nature of modern conflict is being fundamentally rewritten, driven by the explosive proliferation of cheap, mass-produced drones that are upending the economics of warfare. In war-torn setting such as Ukraine, millions of low-cost systems, often assembled in small workshops or adapted from off-the-shelf commercial hardware, are now performing functions once only sophisticated aircraft and expensive precision munitions could do. However, while drone hardware has grown abundant and affordable, a glaring constraint has surfaced: The vast majority of these systems lack the intelligence needed to operate independently in contested environments. GPS jamming, electronic warfare and the continuous…