The Ministry of Defense organized another “offensive of machines and innovations”
13 December 2024 09:42
Ukrainian innovative military developments are presented at the NATO Edge 24 exhibition. This was reported by the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, "Komersant Ukrainian" informs.
Among the presented technologies were:
– The DELTA combat system, which helps plan operations.
– The Avengers platform, which uses artificial intelligence to recognize enemy vehicles.
– Integration capabilities between DELTA and modern weapons such as MAGURA maritime drones, NEMESIS bombers and VECTOR reconnaissance UAVs.
The NATO partners were told about the use of the Avengers artificial intelligence platform, which detects and analyzes video data from drones and fixed cameras, and about the role DELTA played in the successful conduct of a number of combat operations. Examples included the sinking of a large amphibious assault ship, the Caesar Kunikov, and the destruction of a multimillion-dollar enemy air defense system using a thousand-dollar drone.
The search for new ideas for development continues
The winners of the Machine Attack 2.0 hackathon have been determined – there are 12 of them. They will share a prize fund of $150,000. According to the Ministry of Defense, the hackathon brought together more than 50 teams of Ukrainian and foreign engineers and developers who presented innovative solutions for the country’s defense.
The participants’ attention was focused on two challenges:
– countering guided aerial bombs;
– countering fiber-optic drones.
The event brought together more than 50 teams of Ukrainian and foreign developers.
In the offline final, the teams presented their solutions to the jury. The judges recognized the best developments by FENEK, ARES, GAV, Night Watch, Frontline, KB Technari, Motorhouse, Quadrotura, and others. In addition to the grants, the winners will receive support from the Defense Ministry in rapid testing and implementation of solutions.
The Ministry of Defense assured that they will make sure that the most interesting solutions of the Machine Offensive 2.0 will be implemented on the battlefield as soon as possible and will strengthen the Ukrainian army.
The first Machine Offensive was dedicated to improving unmanned platforms at the front.
At that time, the Ministry of Defense received more than 2,000 applications for participation in the Hackathon and selected 122 developments.
As a result of that Hackathon, 12 winning ideas were identified, which focused on the development of advanced navigation systems, the creation of sustainable and secure communication systems, the development of solutions for high-speed (real-time) transmission of intelligence data, the development of algorithms for coordinating unmanned systems, etc.
