A NATO ally is building automated defenses against Russia's drones to let fewer soldiers do more
Source: Business Insider ·
Latvia is making an automated anti-drone border with Russia designed to "reduce the number of soldiers" needed to work it, its defense minister said.
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Latvia is building a Ukraine-inspired automated wall of anti-drone defenses on its border with Russia.Nina Liashonok / Ukrinform/Future Publishing via Getty ImagesLatvia is building an automated anti-drone wall along its border with Russia.Soldiers will make engagement decisions, leaving other tasks to be completed autonomously.The system aims to defend against cheap drones without relying on costly fighter jets and missiles.NATO member Latvia is building a wall of automated anti-drone defenses along its border with Russia, with human soldiers responsible only for deciding when and whether to fire.It aims to detect and neutralize "any drone which flies in," defense minister Raivis Melnis told Business Insider. And the goal, he explained, is to "build an autonomous system" that leverages the technology to "reduce the number of soldiers" required "to operate those systems.""The only thing which will be left for the soldier is the final decision to neutralize," he said. "Otherwise,…