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Russia-Ukraine war is accelerating the dangerous race toward fully autonomous drones

Summary by The Conversation
Drones with autonomous functions reduce dependence on communications links and can escape attempts at jamming. But they come with huge ethical risks.

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The war between Russia and Ukraine is accelerating the development of fully autonomous combat drones – aircraft that could identify, select and attack targets without direct operator control. Both sides are already using semi-autonomous systems, and there are also drones that use artificial intelligence to identify targets, navigate independently and take over guidance in the final stages of their flight. According to an analysis […]

A battlefield traversed by fully autonomous drones, capable of independently selecting and attacking targets without any human intervention, sounds like dark science fiction.

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The Conversation broke the news in Boston, United States on Tuesday, September 22, 2026.
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