Pentagon Aims to Rapidly Build Thousands of Cheap, Expendable Drones with AI to Match China
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The Pentagon aims to build thousands of cheap, autonomous drones to match China's advantage in numbers.
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These "attritable" drones could swarm enemies and be easily replaced if lost.
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Ukraine's drone warfare shows the power of disposable systems over expensive platforms.
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Artificial intelligence will likely be necessary for controlling so many systems.
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Building new manufacturing capability poses a major challenge to fielding drones rapidly.