The Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights can inform the implementation of DoD’s AI Ethical Principles and Responsible AI Implementation Pathway “where feasible,” according to the White House.
Flight demos will take place in summer or fall 2023, but it remains unclear whether development will turn into a bonafide program of record.
Advanced capabilities, like lasers and high-power microwave, will have to work in tandem with bullets or jamming to defeat drones threats as they evolve.
Asymmetric threats addressed by high-energy lasers include small-to-midsize Group 1, 2, and 3 drones, along with rockets, artillery, and mortars.
"If we wait until a system goes into a sustainment cycle for us to be able to tool up and facilities up, it's way too late,” Letterkenny Army Depot's Kate Williams told Breaking Defense.