Israel used world’s first AI-guided combat drone swarm in Gaza attacks

By David Hambling Israel Defense Forces drones operate in a swarm IDF During operations in Gaza in mid-May, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) used a swarm of small drones to locate, identify and attack Hamas militants. This is thought to be the first time a drone swarm has been used in combat. Drones are usually … Read more

Drones may have attacked humans fully autonomously for the first time

By David Hambling The Kargu-2 quadcopter is armed with an explosive charge and can attack autonomously EMRE CAVDAR/STM Military drones may have autonomously attacked humans for the first time ever last year, according to a United Nations report. While the full details of the incident, which took place in Libya, haven’t been released and it … Read more