Engineers in Belarus are taking into account the peculiarities of modern conflicts and are introducing artificial intelligence (AI) technologies into strike unmanned aerial vehicles. This was reported by the press service of the State Military-Industrial Committee of the republic.
In particular, the strike unmanned aerial complex (UAC) «Chekan V» (developed by JSC «558 Aircraft Repair Plant») received a target guidance mode using machine vision with AI elements (a technology that combines a camera and deep learning algorithms for automatic analysis and interpretation of visual data). The modernized drone automatically tracks and hits the target. The plant's engineers also plan to introduce an autonomous jam-resistant navigation system with AI into the UAC.
Characteristics of the drone «ChekanV»:
- Range — up to 25 km
- Warhead — high-explosive fragmentation weighing 2.3 kg
- Circular probable deviation — up to 3 m
The «Display» Design Bureau is working on expanding the capabilities of the «Kvadro» UAV line. We are talking about the «Kvadro-1400» and «Kvadro-M» strike drones. They will receive a control system with AI elements. The drones will be able to return to the starting point completely automatically.
Characteristics of the drone «Kvadro-M»:
- Communication range — up to 5 km
- Speed — 72 km/h
- Flight time — up to 25 min.
- Flight altitude — from 500 m
All of the above drones have been adopted by the Armed Forces of Belarus.
