Over 200 companies in Ukraine produce drones with artificial intelligence: Ministry of Defense

In Ukraine, more than 200 companies are involved in the production of drones with artificial intelligence technology, and more than 300 developments have already been registered on the Brave1 defense cluster platform. This was reported by the Ministry of Defense.

The department noted that in general, the Ukrainian Defense Forces are already actively using more than 70 systems based on artificial intelligence and computer vision on the front line.

“In each technological cycle, the Ministry of Defense builds a fundamental ecosystem of centers of competence of military technologies in key areas of war – Middle Strike, Deep Strike, ground robotic complexes (GRC), artillery and others,” — noted in Ministry of Defense.

It is also reported that the first such center was the Defense AI Center “A1”, the launch of which was announced in March by Defense Minister Mikhail Fedorov. Its task is to create solutions for the battlefield, as well as to optimize internal processes in the army and the military-industrial complex.

It is expected that these developments will help transform the Ukrainian army into a data-driven army of the new generation.

“Artificial intelligence will become the driver of technological solutions that will help achieve the goal. AI gives us two fundamental advantages: instant analysis of huge data sets and making decisions in real time,” Fedorov said.

It is expected that artificial intelligence will be able to predict the actions of the Russian army and will contribute to the formation of scenarios that will allow us to outpace the enemy in terms of speed and accuracy of strikes.

The Ministry of Defense emphasized that artificial intelligence is already performing specific tactical and strategic combat missions. Among them:

• autonomous drone guidance (including operation without GPS in conditions of enemy electronic warfare);
• detection of camouflaged enemy equipment and manpower using computer vision;
• control of autonomous firing points (static turrets and NRCs with AI);
• data analysis and prediction of enemy actions in the DELTA system.

Thanks to AI Interceptor drones can independently detect and engage targets, while NRCs can perform a variety of tasks, from fire support to intercepting and destroying aerial targets, including Shahed drones. The goal is to equip 100% of frontline drones with machine vision and artificial intelligence.