Wars of the future
Unfortunately, humanity has not learned lessons from the past, since military clashes do not subside, and the threat of new hostilities is constantly present. Moreover, the invented methods of defeating the enemy are sophisticated and effective: terrifying nuclear weapons, chemical and biological, have been invented; combat laser and unmanned aerial vehicles were tested. In fact, modern weapons are so destructive that in the event of a world war, they leave no chance for humanity to survive. However, despite this, the development of new, more and more sophisticated weapons continues. First of all, the so-called intelligent weapon is being developed. Such developments will be used in the wars of the future.
Unmanned aerial vehicles
One of the most important directions in this area is work on unmanned aerial vehicles. The latter, in fact, can be transformed into an intelligent weapon, which will be an unmanned system. Such a system will be able to track, identify and destroy enemy equipment or manpower.
Intelligent weapons will function as follows. Information is obtained first. After that, tracking systems (stationary and mobile) will record the operational situation in various aspects (the number of manpower and equipment, fortification lines, troop movements, etc.). This current tactical and operational information will be combined with "long-term" information about the enemy (resources, military power, state of the economy, staffing levels, moral and political situation in the army and the enemy country, etc.). After that, the information is evaluated and concentrated. As a result, alternative tactical scenarios of actions will be built. As the operational situation changes, these scenarios are redefined, and opportunities that will become irrelevant are excluded. In the work of intelligent weapons, it is likelythe stage of "partial action" will be of great importance, when an order has already been given to carry out real combat measures, the results of which will be added to the existing information to correct new combat orders to the executing subsystems of the system.
The possibility of human intervention in the operation of such systems can vary, sometimes up to their complete autonomy. Limitations in the use of intellectual weapons, first of all, lie in the difficulties of distinguishing between friends and foes. In addition, it is necessary to teach the system to accurately identify and distinguish between trees, domestic and wild animals, and civilian equipment. The system should be protected against possible tampering and problems with signal reception. Such failures can lead to the most tragic consequences, which so far are found only in science fiction films.