Ukraine Says Using AI Robot Guns to Shoot Down New Russian Drones
Officials said more than 12 AI turrets are already in the capital, with eight more planned to help counter faster Russian drones.
- President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced on Sunday, October 4, that Ukraine will deploy domestically produced small interceptor missiles by late October alongside expanding AI-powered automated gun turrets around the capital region.
- Russia has increasingly deployed faster, jet-powered drones like the Geran-5, which are harder to intercept than traditional propeller-driven models due to their higher speeds and reduced engagement windows.
- Ukrainian defense units have installed more than 12 automated turrets in Kyiv, with eight additional units planned for the surrounding region, using machine vision and.50-caliber machine guns to engage targets.
- Air Force spokesperson Yurii Ihnat confirmed these robotic systems have successfully downed jet-powered UAVs, though interception rates for these faster targets currently range from 50% to 70%, trailing conventional drone efficacy.
- Ukraine intends to scale production of the 'Bars' long-range drone, which has achieved a 30% shoot-down rate, to bolster operational resilience against Russia's increasing reliance on rocket-launched strike weapons.
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"Robotized turrets are being installed on bridges," said Yuuri Ihnat, spokesman for the Ukrainian Air Force. "These devices have already resulted in the shooting down of jet drones near Kiev, which are more difficult to destroy than conventional models.
For months Ukraine has been looking for a way to intercept the new Russian drones hitting Kiev
Journalists have seen these new materials in Kiev, which combine a machine gun and an automatic turret barred with sensors.
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berlingske.dkAI gun turrets are part of a countermeasure to Russia's new fast drones, according to a Ukrainian Air Force spokesperson.
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Ukraine says using AI robot guns to shoot down new Russian drones
For months, Kyiv has been seeking a way to intercept the new Russian drones pounding the Ukrainian capital, even as it faces a dire lack of suitable ammunition to take them out. Russia has been deploying newer jet-powered drones that move faster and are harder to intercept than the traditional models, which are based on Iranian Shahed drones. As part of Ukraine's efforts to respond, "robotic turrets are now being installed on bridges", air force…
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