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British experts design cheap AI missiles 'that can create mini "Iron Domes" to protect towns and cities from Putin attack'
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British experts design cheap AI missiles 'that can create mini "Iron Domes" to protect towns and cities from Putin attack'
The weapons were unveiled for the first time on Monday by military firm Helsing, as part of its new Contra air defence system.
The platform has been built in a matter of months to counter Vladimir Putin's most advanced jet-powered drones and cruise missiles, which have caused mayhem in Ukraine in recent weeks.
The technology operates in a similar fashion to Israel's famed Iron Dome air defence system, creating a virtual bubble of protection over towns, cities, military bases and troops.
According to Helsing, its new system could counter this, with the AI able to detect and coordinate interceptions against hundreds or even thousands of incoming drones and cruise missiles at the same time. 'Contra ends the air defence dilemma: slow fair-weather drones, or million-euro missiles fired
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