Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Digital Transformation Mykhailo Fedorov says Russia has created a unit called "Rubikon" to hunt Ukrainian drone operators. However, due to increased autonomy powered by artificial intelligence, Ukrainian operators can gradually be removed from the front lines, RBC reports.
Drone warfare innovations have become a hallmark of the ongoing Russo-Ukrainian war, with unmanned vehicles of various sizes operating across air, land, and sea.
He explains that the current task is to ensure maximum remote control of drones so that operators can manage them from any city in the country. The next step is to implement full drone autonomy.
Fedorov also notes that full drone autonomy requires significant development and investment, which may take years. Meanwhile, artificial intelligence technologies are already actively used in the military sphere for decoding images, target guidance, and operating FPV drones.
Ukraine is even launching a special grant program to develop military technologies based on artificial intelligence, which, according to the minister, will become "the future battlefield."
Earlier, former Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valerii Zaluzhnyi said that hoping for a return to the 1991 borders without a technological leap is pointless. He added that Kyiv could expect reaching victory only in the case of waging a high-tech war of survival, the one that uses minimal human resources and minimal economic means to achieve maximum effect.
