In brief
Ukrainian company UFORCE says its systems have destroyed enemy drones in ambushes, as manufacturers develop defences for ground robots facing drone attacks.
UFORCE representatives said the company's systems had destroyed enemy drones in ambushes. According to media reporting, its AI-equipped Predator weapon station can be mounted on ground robots to track and fire at drones. The report did not specify how many drones were destroyed, or where or when those incidents occurred.
Ratel Robotics has begun mass production of a protective system incorporating net launchers on its robots, according to media reporting. Frontline Robotics, meanwhile, is developing a system with a partner to detect enemy drones using cameras and sensors, then destroy them.
Frontline Robotics business development director Mykyta Rozhkov said Russian forces were increasingly targeting ground robots, prompting developers to seek protection against first-person-view (FPV) drones.
Rozhkov predicted that unmanned ground vehicles would eventually serve as mobile short-range air-defence systems. That remains his assessment of their future role; the Frontline Robotics system described in the report is still under development.
