Replacing humans with automated systems with elements of artificial intelligence will increase the speed of the Russian Pantsir anti-aircraft missile and cannon systems. Such modernization can lead to disastrous consequences..
This thought was expressed in the article, published by the Ukrainian portal Defense Express.
The Pantsir-S complex is designed to protect objects from massive attacks by various air weapons - from cruise and ballistic missiles to handicraft "kamikaze" drones.
Thanks to the changes made, the modernized ZRPK "Pantsir-S" was able to independently, without human intervention, search for targets, evaluate them according to the degree of threat and destroy. Excluding the operator from the process saves the system time and increases the speed of response to threats and decision-making.
Ukraine considers, that after the improvement of the "Carapace" will increase the likelihood of committing fatal mistakes, including those capable of leading to the death of civilians. Ukrainian journalists suggest, that a similar modernization was previously carried out with the Iranian military air defense complex "Tor", manufactured in Russia. they believe, that its automation caused the disaster with the Ukrainian Boeing in the vicinity of Tehran.