The Ukrainian drone production company Wild Hornets is testing smart drones with a neural network and a target tracking system powered by Ukrainian electronics. This is stated on the official page of the community on the social network X.
Wild Hornets test smart drones with a neural network on Ukrainian electronics
— Wild hornets (@wilendhornets) April 21, 2024
In the video, the drone has a neural network and a target tracker. With the help of a smart system, it itself determines the targets on the battlefield (vehicles, infantry). The operator only needs to… pic.twitter.com/qXBQa0SfIn
According to the manufacturers, the neural network is hosted on a 30x30 Ukrainian-made microcomputer built into the UAV. The tested drone itself consists entirely of Ukrainian-made parts: a flight controller, engine regulator, video transmitter, camera, microcomputer, and ELRS.
"With the help of a smart system, it identifies targets on the battlefield (vehicles, infantry). The operator only has to select one of the identified targets and select it by pressing a button on the control panel," the authors of the publication note.
The video released by the manufacturers shows how the drone with machine vision recognizes people and vehicles, both static and in motion. The system highlights potential targets by highlighting them on the screen with red or green frames. The drone also demonstrates the ability to dodge objects flying in its direction, which is likely to make it more difficult for the occupiers to shoot it down during flight.
