Ukrainian specialists have developed a software package for the Eagle Eyes UAV, which uses artificial intelligence algorithms.
Russian invaders are jamming Ukrainian drones on the front lines, so Ukrainian developers have to get creative. In particular, this is how the software package for Eagle Eyes drones appeared. This was reported by The Economist, citing sources in Ukraine familiar with the issue.
“Developed by Ukrainian special forces, it allows drones to navigate using only ‘machine vision’. Using artificial intelligence algorithms, the program compares a real-time video image of the area that there’s an on-board map stitched together from photos and videos collected earlier by reconnaissance aircraft.” perform their duties even if they are silenced,” the message said.
The drone’s software is trained to recognize specific targets on the ground: tanks, transporters, missile launchers and combat helicopters. The drone can release bombs or dive without the operator’s command.
Eagle Eyes are programmed to prioritize jamming stations. Priority number two is the Russian S-400 anti-aircraft missile battery.
In the spring of 2023, the program was tested in combat by only three groups of special forces, each with two or three drones.
Today the Eagle Eyes are cheap enough for kamikaze drones and are widely used, the commander of the White Eagle unit, Valery Borovik, told the publication.
He added that the system, which has a range of about 60 km, also guides unmanned aerial vehicles to strike Russian energy infrastructure.
It was previously reported that Ukraine is capable of producing 2 million drones per year. But it needs additional financial support from businesses and Western countries.
The media also wrote that Ukraine will soon use long-range drones to attack Russian targets in the Urals and the Arctic.
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Source: korrespondent
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