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Turkish defense company says drone did not fire on its own in Libya Posted on Nikkei Asia ANTALYA — Turkish state-owned defense company STM says its military drone is not capable of launching fully autonomous attacks on targets, refuting speculation about autonomous weapons spurred by a United Nations report. Ozgur Guleryuz, CEO of STM, told Nikkei Asia that its rotary wing mini-UAV system, Kargu-2, is not designed to attack targets using artificial intelligence. “Unless an operator pushes the button, it is not possible for the drone to select a target and attack,” Guleryuz said. The Kargu-2 grabbed international headlines this...
