Ukraine is deploying AI-powered autonomous drones that operate without human guidance after launch, marking what officials describe as the emergence of killer robots on the battlefield, with systems like the Bumblebee completing over 1,000 combat missions against Russian targets by bypassing electronic warfare jamming.
Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt has established Swift Beat, a secretive defense company that signed a partnership with Ukraine in July 2025 to produce hundreds of thousands of drones, with Ukrainian military sources crediting Schmidt's AI interceptor systems with downing roughly 90% of Russian Shahed drones intercepted by Ukrainian forces.
The autonomous drone technology allows weapons to adjust trajectory and speed independently after losing connection with operators, successfully striking targets where conventional human-operated drones failed due to Russian jamming technology across the nearly 800-mile front line throughout 2025.
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