The defense Ministry has tested the software which gives the drones artificial intelligence, Izvestia reports with reference to head RPC “network-centric platforms” Alexander Mochalkin.
“Testing and computational simulation of different tasks took place from March to August of this year. In particular, we have successfully fulfilled the control of unmanned aerial vehicles in the implementation of the joint flight with the transmission of intelligence information from a variety of angles and directions. This, in particular, helped to create three-dimensional computer model of the tactical situation in the area of application of the devices. Earlier last year as part of the civil program of precision agriculture, we have worked a similar situation in practice, in the Rostov region. Then we combined the “flock” of three drone quadcopter for accurate mapping of the terrain”, – said the Mochalkin.
According to him, now NPK is able to unite in a “pack” of up to six drones at a range of their regular management channels”.
It is noted that “the principle of operation of the innovative system is quite simple: drones are equipped with special software and a small computing unit that is able to calculate the future behavior on the basis of the received command and data the onboard sensors of the drones”.
Management of the “flock” comes from “regular control unmanned aerial vehicles with installed software package that turns the operator into a set of algorithms that are passed and blah BLAH.
“Now go to the next stage of the work, in which drone “flock” will teach together with air defense to intercept the rapidly moving air targets – aircraft, helicopters, cruise missiles and enemy drones. Also “flock” will learn to make and impact, in particular, to break the echeloned system of air defense”, – told the newspaper source in the defense Ministry.
“The UAV is to operate independently, choosing the tactics of the attack on the target, depending on the prevailing tactical situation. In this part drones should play the role of “victims”, the disturbing forces and means of defense for themselves and others – to directly hit the target. In this work, the planned installation of new software in the control equipment of combat UAVs, as well as fitting them with electronic control units of the company “network-centric platform,” he added.
