Overview
- Ukraine’s air force confirmed on Monday that AI-enabled automated gun turrets have recorded shoot-downs of Russian jet-powered attack drones, including the Geran-5.
- Twelve turrets have been installed around Kyiv with more planned, and officials say some units are being placed on key bridges to defend civilian infrastructure.
- The systems use optical machine vision and artificial intelligence to aim Browning-style .50-caliber heavy machine guns and remove the direct human aiming step.
- Officials warn the turrets have a limited effective radius of roughly one kilometre and work best when attack angles and weather are favourable, so they are not a standalone solution.
- The deployment is part of a layered response to faster Russian jet drones that outpace many existing interceptors, prompting Ukraine to upgrade interceptor speed and add short-range AI layers to reduce damage to cities and infrastructure.