AFPC Fellow for Russia Samuel Bendett comments on developments in Russian weapon automation

AFPC Fellow for Russia Samuel Bendett quoted in C4ISRNET.com article, "Russia prepares for a future of making autonomous weapons," regarding the automation of Russian weapons. According to Bendett, "[t]here has not been such automation of Russian weapons before of the kind described here - ‘self-learning’ is a new concept that is a result of more advanced software and hardware developments dealing with AI...Practical examples of such technologies - not just public announcements - are a true reflection of how far Russian R&D has progressed in this area, so the real proof would be public testing and evaluation of such weapons by the Russian Ministry of Defense."