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US military is planning to use AI-powered machine guns to counter drone attacks
With drones often being a low-cost yet lethal danger to troops stationed abroad, an AI-driven weapons system, like ACS’ AI-powered machine gun is being considered as a game-changer for military defences across the world
Enter the Bullfrog, an AI-powered, precision-focused machine gun that could revolutionise how American forces defend against these increasingly common unmanned aerial threats, as per a report by the Wired. The US military has been exploring all kinds of options to make traditional firearms more effective, from developing new types of ammunition to attaching jammers that scramble drones’ signals. A tragic reminder of this came earlier in the year when a drone attack on a US outpost in Jordan killed three American service members, underscoring the urgent need for better defences.
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