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Small AI models let drones autonomously identify and attack battlefield targets

Summary by Ars Technica
Scaleout deploys decentralized AI-driven learning to military bases and drones.

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A NATO-supported startup develops light AI models that allow drones to independently identify and attack targets on the battlefield making Skynet a little less fictitiousA NATO-supported company develops light AI models designed to operate directly on military drone equipment. Unlike centralized systems, this technology allows for autonomous target identification and strike execution without depending on a single type of...

Small artificial intelligence models executed directly on drones could enable them to detect, prioritize and attack targets even when electronic warfare disrupts communications. Swedish startup Scaleout Systems tested this capability together with BAE Systems Bofors in a development linked to the NATO program.

The Swedish company Scaleout Systems has developed AI software that allows drones to independently recognize, select and attack targets. This is what the Ars Technica website writes. The software runs entirely onboard the drone.

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Ars Technica broke the news in Cambridge, United States on Thursday, September 17, 2026.
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