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Ukraine has deployed an AI-powered turret that has already shot down at least six of Russia's devastating Shahed drones, a military officer told Business Insider. Yuriy, the commander of Ukraine's air defense group, told BI last week that the system, called the Sky Sentinel, has "already been deployed in real combat, demonstrating high effectiveness." He said one prototype shot down six Shaheds in as many operational uses. This appears to be the first confirmation that one of the Sky Sentinels had downed up to six exploding drones. Ukraine previously said that the turret had been successfully tested, including on the front lines. United24, a Ukrainian government initiative that raises funds to purchase weaponry for the military, said last week that a Sky Sentinel prototype was used at the front, where it successfully shot down four Shahed drones. The Sky Sentinel can also take down cruise missiles that are within its effective range, United24 said, but added that many details regarding the system couldn't be revealed due to security concerns.
In remarks to BI, Yuriy, who went by only his first name, a standard practice in the Ukrainian military, described the Sky Sentinel as "a cost-effective and scalable solution for defending both cities and frontline regions from Shaheds, reconnaissance drones, and even cruise missiles." The Sky Sentinel system is designed to require almost no human involvement. This could be key for Ukraine as it tries to stop Russia's aerial attacks amid concerns about dwindling stockpiles of Western air defenses. Yuriy said that the weapon is "powered by AI and designed for autonomous operation." He told BI that when a turret is in a combat position and synced up with radar data, "it independently scans the airspace, identifies threats, locks onto aerial targets, calculates their speed and trajectory, and determines the exact firing point." An operator does not manually select targets, he added. "Instead, the system's sensors and software do it autonomously." Sky Sentinel does the "target detection, tracking, and automatic aiming" itself, Yuriy said, but it still needs human authorization before it fires. "This approach reduces the chance of error while still maintaining human oversight." He said the weapon has successfully identified targets: "Its AI can distinguish between birds and drones, and only engages when the threat is clearly identified. It also factors in environmental variables like wind speed."
Cool weapon but Russia is moving in.Ukraine is using an AI-powered, automated turret to shoot down Russia's devastating Shahed drones
Ukraine has developed, tested, and deployed the Sky Sentinel, a AI-powered turret that it says can down Russia's Shahed drones and cruise missiles.www.businessinsider.com
Impressive
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Ya its getting pretty ugly for Ukraine. Running out of men and materials and being slowly overwhelmed and its accelerating.Cool weapon but Russia is moving in.
They are about to take Sumy, a major Ukranian city.
Ukraine is collapsing as they no longer have enough troops to defend the entire front.
Some top guy in Russia just said yesterday that the peace talks in Istanbul had nothing to do with getting a peace deal but rather to lay down their terms to Zelensky and to expedite an end to this war.Ya its getting pretty ugly for Ukraine. Running out of men and materials and being slowly overwhelmed and its accelerating.
Ukraine is using an AI-powered, automated turret to shoot down Russia's devastating Shahed drones
Ukraine has developed, tested, and deployed the Sky Sentinel, a AI-powered turret that it says can down Russia's Shahed drones and cruise missiles.www.businessinsider.com
Impressive
Cool weapon but Russia is moving in.
They are about to take Sumy, a major Ukranian city.
Ukraine is collapsing as they no longer have enough troops to defend the entire front.
Ukraine is going to kick Russia out any day now.Russia is going to conquer Ukraine any day now...any day now...
Ukraine is going to kick Russia out any day now.
I think it would be an amazing thing to watch, however.
How do you think they are going to do it?
I don't care one way or the other, I have no stake in that war.By not having a weak-ass US president who does whatever Putin wants. Why don't you want us to help out Ukraine?
I don't care one way or the other, I have no stake in that war.
Do you know how many conflicts are raging around the world right now, the majority of which you probably have no clue about yet somehow Russia/Ukraine is important to you?
Bullshit.
Plus it's a bunch of white guys killing each other so I would think you would be applauding that.
And do what exactly?By not having a weak-ass US president who does whatever Putin wants. Why don't you want us to help out Ukraine?
And do what exactly?
If Europe wants a stable Ukraine, then let them send troops there to help.Our allies in Europe, whom you want to throw under the bus, need a stable Ukraine and a Russia in check. You want Russia to be able to run hog wild over Europe.
Deplorable comment by you. You're the one being neutral, which means standing on the side of the aggressor.
If Europe wants a stable Ukraine, then let them send troops there to help.
There was a war yesterday, there is one today, and there will be one tomorrow.
Yes, I am neutral because it doesn't affect me.
Maybe you should try it.
The only interesting thing about this war is the use of current military tactics and how warfare is changing. That piece of real estate has changed hands so many times it's pointless to consider it stable. In another 50 years some other douche will draw a new map and it will belong to someone else or some new warring nation will claim it.
We've sent them old equipment and it hasn't helped them win anything. Besides, we have to replace that equipment which is extremely expensive for us.We've got old equipment we could send Ukraine. Your boy Donald won't let us.
Whatever happened to peace through strength? The way you righties flip-flop is amazing.
You act as if you actually know how intercontinental politics work. Europe needs a checked Russia to stay stable. You don't care because you think it doesn't affect you. What you don't realize is that all the intermoving parts do affect you, and you're not immune to them just because you think you live in a place of privilege.
We've sent them old equipment and it hasn't helped them win anything.
Besides, we have to replace that equipment which is extremely expensive for us.
Peace through strength means peace for us in that nobody messes with us. It doesn't mean peace for the world.
As I said, if Europe needs Russia in check, then let them go ahead and do it.
We aren't stopping them.
They don't want to flip the bill for it or take the political flak when their boys start coming home in body bags is what you are saying.
They are cowards and if they want to be cowards then they get an unchecked Russia.
Poland has the largest army in Europe at the moment and could easily launch an incursion into Russia to take the heat off of Ukraine, but they won't and instead spend their time whining that we aren't doing anything about it when they are right next door to the "evil Russia."
Pathetic.
We've sent them old equipment and it hasn't helped them win anything. Besides, we have to replace that equipment which is extremely expensive for us.
Russia has nothing to show for it?Russia invaded with massive force on 24 February 2022. It's been over three years now and Putin has little to show for 1 million casualties and a broken economy.
Lol. You're definitely not an economics wizard. Usage/Age. We would have to replace old war stocks no matter how they were depleted. And, it keeps Americans working.
You're a typical Putin water-carrier who just doesn't have the spine to admit it.
Russia retaliates but Ukrainian forces shot down 30 of the cruise missiles and up to 200 of the drones, officials confirmed.
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