Shoigu: the aircraft control and communications system will be improved using AI technologies

In 2023, the command and control system of the Armed Forces (AF) of the Russian Federation will be improved using artificial intelligence (AI) technologies. This was announced by Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu at a conference call.

“We need to improve the management and communications system. For these purposes, we will actively use artificial intelligence technologies, ”he said, talking about the plans of the defense department for 2023 (quote according to TASS).

In November 2022, Vasily Elistratov, Head of the Department for the Development of Artificial Intelligence Technologies of the Ministry of Defense of Russia declaredthat the department will create a register of AI technologies, which will be recommended in the work on the state defense order.

At the end of December, the defense department noted that this initiative would speed up the adoption of equipment for service. Later, the head of the group of technical vision and data synthesis of the AI ​​technology development department of the department, Andrey Poludnevich addedthat the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation checks the work of AI technologies on the domestic element base. According to him, the tests are going well.