The unmanned aircraft are ideal for suicide missions, the Air Force says. Human rights advocates call the autonomous lethal weapons "slaughterbots."

The US Air Force wants $5.8 billion to build 1,000 AI-driven unmanned combat aircraft, possibly more, as part of its next generation air dominance initiative::The unmanned aircraft are ideal for suicide missions, the Air Force says. Human rights advocates call the autonomous lethal weapons “slaughterbots.”

  • Flying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish
    91·
    10 months ago

    Yeah yeah yeah, when are we getting to the battlemechs? I was promised battlemechs all the way back in the 80s!

    • Geek_King@lemmy.worldEnglish
      5·
      10 months ago

      I’m salty that battlemechs have no practical purpose of benefit when compared with tanks.

      Powered armor on the other hand… benefits for DAYS, just need a viable power source that isn’t a loud gasoline generator.

    • uid0gid0@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      10 months ago

      Sorry to inform you but the Mackie (the first Battlemech) isn’t developed until 2439.