Against the background of the continuation of active hostilities at the front, both Ukraine and Russia are improving their warfare technologies. According to The Wall Street Journal , both sides have begun using new types of drones to gain advantage on the battlefield, but the innovative drones of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, controlled by artificial intelligence, are attracting special attention.
In particular, Ukraine receives drones from the USA, which were controlled by the Skynode on-board minicomputer developed by the Auterion company at the final stage of the attack. It is reported that Kyiv will receive tens of thousands of such computers that will be able to control drones.
They should appear en masse on the battlefield at the beginning of next year. Ukrainian companies are already testing the integration of such mini-computers into drones and are preparing to produce robotic drones on an industrial scale.
It is believed that such drones will be able to overcome Russian electronic surveillance systems, as they use "computer vision" technology, which cannot be extinguished by signal jamming systems.
At the same time, Russia also stated that it uses drones with computer control. In addition, several videos have surfaced online showing Russian drones carrying explosives controlled by long fiber-optic cables that avoid jamming and provide clearer video transmissions.
The Ukrainian military also writes extensively about the fact that the Russians began to use fiber-optic drones more actively, which cannot be silenced by radio interference.
Also, the Associated Press agency reports that Russia has begun using particularly powerful Shaheds with thermobaric munitions, which are capable of penetrating thick walls and can hit targets inside fortified buildings or underground.
These munitions create a powerful shock wave that severely affects people even at some distance from the explosion site. Such UAVs are filled with metal balls that increase the radius of damage.
Ukrainian specialist in military electronics Serhii Beskrestnov told the agency that thermobaric ammunition was used for the first time by the Russian military in the summer of this year. Now, according to the expert's assessment, they are carried by 3% to 5% of all drones launched by the Russian Armed Forces over Ukraine.
At the same time, with such drones, the Russians launch pacifiers designed to overload the Ukrainian air defense system and force it to waste expensive shells.
