A Perdix swarm captured by high-speed cameras at Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake, California. CBS NEWS
Autonomous drones are being called the biggest thing in military technology since the nuclear bomb. David Martin reports.
One of the biggest revolutions over the past 15 years of war has been the rise of drones -- remotely piloted vehicles that do everything from conduct air strikes to dismantle roadside bombs. Now a new generation of drones is coming. Only this time they are autonomous -- able to operate on their own without humans controlling them from somewhere with a joy stick. Some autonomous machines are run by artificial intelligence which allows them to learn, getting better each time. It's early in the revolution but the potential exists for all missions considered too dangerous or complex for humans to be turned over to autonomous machines that can make decisions faster and go in harm's way without any fear. Think of it as the coming swarm, and if that sounds like the title of a sci-fi mini-series, well, as we first reported earlier this year, it's already a military reality. We saw it with our own eyes and captured it on camera.
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WNU editor: I have been predicting this for years .... but I never expected this to be happening now.
3 comments:
WNU,
What we've have had is like the early days of air warfare in WWI, Recon, hand dropped bombs, and aerial pistol fights. Just like how air warfare changed exponentially fast then, so will drones now.
Those who think this development can be controlled are delusional.
James-fully agree.the tech is even relatively easy to produce for an engineering student..raspberry pi combined with motors and basic aerodynamic knowledge gets you a crude drone that you can use for dropping lightweight bombs.I'm surprised we haven't seen lone wolf attacks in our cities yet...combined with video footage eg by using a lightweight gopro and you have a great propaganda weapon at low risk for yourself
Anon,
Ban them just like the crossbow. No one uses THOSE anymore!
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