AS in the sleeve of Ukraine and a big problem for Putin. “Mother's drone” changes the battlefield. “Huge step forward”
Smaller drones with a first person view (FPV) fly out of the “mother's drone”.
According to the Kiev Technology Company, Strategy Force Solutions (Stratforce) responsible for this innovation This is a huge step forward in the field of combat drones.
And on the battlefield
– Mission using such a drone worth 10,000 hole. (approx. PLN 37,000 500, counting at the current exchange rate) is able to replace the use of rocket systems, the use of which previously required expenditure of $ 3-5 million. (approx. PLN 11 – 18 million) – said in an interview for Forbes the technical director of Strategy Force Solutions Andrij (the surname was not disclosed).
The Ukrainian company claims that it cannot yet publish recordings from attacks but emphasizes that their product is a milestone in the natural evolution of the developing Ukraine's abilities in the war using unmanned aircraft.
Experts emphasize that on a modern battlefield, the best proof of which is Russia's invasion of Ukraine, drones are gaining more and more significance. On some sections of the front they dominated the fight. Soldiers on both sides must face the swarms of unmanned aerial vehicles, which shed explosives from the air.
Each Mother's ship transfers two FPV drones equipped with light versions of the patented SmartPilot system from Stratforce. Mother's ship returns to the base to reuse, while combat drones do their own mission.
– connecting them [małe drony FPV] With a ship equipped with artificial intelligence, we can guarantee precise strokes Andriy said.
Smartpilot combines artificial intelligence with many sensors – including equipment for detection and measurement of distance (Lidar) and advanced cameras – to enable autonomous navigation, recognition of goals and making decisions in real time without the need for GPS or constant human supervision.
Positive test results
“It's like an autonomous car,” said Andriy. – There are not many obstacles in the air, but the system must be light. In this way we came to our camera, Lidar and communication system, which allows artificial intelligence navigate, coordinate and maneuver He added.
The SmartPilot system allows you to perform a mission, from direct impacts to search and searches and tactical ambushes. Drones can land near the target area and wait – Ready to hit aircraft on the start lanes or convoys moving on key routes.
“The system supports ambushes, landing and waiting for goals and autonomous search in real time,” said Andrij.
Stratforce claims that his current monthly production capacity is 50 ships-Gogol-M mothers and 400 FPV drones, depending on military contracts. The company informs that opinions from the first field tests are “positive”.
Andrij described the ability of artificial intelligence to follow the human decision -making process as one of the biggest challenges of the project: – In the case of SmartPilot, it was a really serious challenge to imitate the flight of the drone in such a way as if it was remotely controlled by the pilot – he concluded.
