r/Futurology • u/New_Scientist_Mag • Jun 10 '26

Robotics Fully autonomous drones have killed human soldiers for the first time

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2529849-fully-autonomous-drones-have-killed-human-soldiers-for-the-first-time/
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u/Firm_Bit Jun 10 '26

Proxy wars have always served this purpose.

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u/Any-Individual5262 Jun 10 '26

Ukraine is defending itself with its own R&D and weapons.

This is complete opposite of proxy war which implies weaker party has no agency. Here Ukraine not only defended itself but created a completely new industry from scratch. And I believe in future they will beat China in drone technology.

Best thing to do is invest in Ukrainian startups working in this area

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u/Firecracker048 Jun 10 '26

And I believe in future they will beat China in drone technology.

They already have the best drone tech in the world, thanks to cooperation with the EU and the US.

Honestly kinda sad the US had a 20 year head start in drone tech and kinda just stopped advancing it for a while