Ukraine wants AI to predict where and when Russian drones will hit the front lines

Ukraine's defense ministry said on Tuesday that its forces are about to start using a jointly NATO-developed artificial intelligence model to predict where and when Russia's drone strikes will land.

The model can forecast the strike's time, location, intensity, and type of drone used, the ministry said.

"The solution has already been validated using real-world datasets. It has been refined and is ready for integration into the Armed Forces of Ukraine's situational awareness systems," its statement read.

ACT and JATEC did not immediately respond to requests for comment sent outside regular business hours by Business Insider.

The announcement comes after Ukrainian officials said in February that their forces had been working with AI and machine learning models since last year to process combat data from the war for "threat forecasting."

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The system already uses an AI module called Vezha that Ukraine says can automatically detect and flag Russian equipment in seconds by analyzing satellite imagery, drone camera feeds, and radio signals.