Robots are terrifying weapons.

Drones are new systems, but the counter-systems are already under development. 

The Chinese military has done. Extensive work with robotics. And the cooperation of human soldiers and autonomous systems. Chinese new robot wolves are impressive systems. They can cooperate with other manned and unmanned systems. And those robots can carry lightweight machine guns and grenade launchers. And they can also do things like suicide attacks. If robot dogs have suckers at their feet, those systems can climb over the glass windows on a straight wall. 

Those robot dogs can have points, where the quadcopter touches them and carries those robots. Or they might have propellers in those robots' feet. And that thing can make them more flexible than ever before. The modular systems, where separated quadcopters carry robot dogs, are easier to make. And when we look at the strength of those robots. In drill. 

They crashed the Taiwanese military in 10 seconds. The battle was a simulation. But that causes serious discussions. About the effectiveness of the Western military. We must realize that robots and drones are new systems. There are already developed microwave, radio-based EMP, and laser systems that can jam or destroy robots from the battlefield. We know that the tanks of the future are equipped with high-power EMP cannons that can use radio and/or microwaves to destroy incoming drone swarms. 

“GDLS partnered with Epirus for the TRX Leonidas. The solution takes Eprius’ Leonidas high-power microwave (HPM) platform and mounts it on GDLS’ Tracked Robot 10-ton (TRX) unmanned ground vehicle. (Photo courtesy of Epirus.)” (Breakingdefense.com, GDLS to roll out drone-killer robot, tank-launched switchblades, more at AUSA)

The Chinese military has done. Extensive work with robotics. And the cooperation of human soldiers and autonomous systems. Chinese new robot wolves are impressive systems. They can cooperate with other manned and unmanned systems. And those robots can carry lightweight machine guns and grenade launchers. And they can also do things like suicide attacks. If robot dogs have suckers at their feet, those systems can climb over the glass windows on a straight wall. 

Those robot dogs can have points, where the quadcopter touches them and carries those robots. Or they might have propellers in those robots' feet. And that thing can make them more flexible than ever before. The modular systems, where separated quadcopters carry robot dogs, are easier to make. And when we look at the strength of those robots. In drill. 

They crashed the Taiwanese military in 10 seconds. The battle was a simulation. But that causes serious discussions. About the effectiveness of the Western military. We must realize that robots and drones are new systems. There are already developed microwave, radio-based EMP, and laser systems that can jam or destroy robots from the battlefield. We know that the tanks of the future are equipped with high-power EMP cannons that can use radio and/or microwaves to destroy incoming drone swarms. 

The EMP systems that can defend entire cities are easy to make. Only high-power radio or microwave impulses are needed to destroy entire drone swarms. And those weapons can be installed on aircraft, other drones, and mobile systems. The high-power radar can use high-power radio or microwave impulses. They destroy entire drone swarms. The difference between jammers and EMP is this. The EMP destroys electronics. Jammer just denies communication. 

Drones and other unmanned systems are advancing. Computer technology advances. Faster than ever before. The high-power computing. Makes single drones more intelligent and more independent. Those new drones don’t require networks. So, low-power jammers are ineffective. Against those drones, as well as. They are ineffective against optical wire control drones. That’s why the power of those EM-weapons must increase. 

And that means the EMP systems must be created to drop the drones. The reason for that is that the microwave systems can affect multiple drones. At the same time. The microwave amplification by stimulated emission of radiation (MASER) or “microwave laser” makes it possible to create. Coherent, highly precise microwaves that can destroy single drones. 

https://breakingdefense.com/2025/10/gdls-to-roll-out-drone-killer-robot-tank-launched-switchblades-more-at-ausa/

https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/china-tests-robot-wolves-drones

https://interestingengineering.com/military/chinas-new-wolf-robots-breach

The new era of the air force is here.

Above: YQF-44

The main problem is to find. The most effective mix of manned and unmanned systems. 

The YQF-44 is the new type of drone. That system uses AI-based air combat capability. These kinds of systems can operate independently or with manned systems. Basically. An automated bombing system is very easy. To make. The system can use a radio beam. And the drone flies in it. Another radio beam. That crosses the path rays. Launches bombs at the right point. More advanced AI-controlled systems. It can use a Terrain Contour Matching (TERCOM) technology to determine its location. And then that system can determine its location using terrain photos. When the image. Its camera sends. Matches with an image. When that is stored in computer memory, the system can launch bombs. 

Above: X-62A with chase plane. Lockheed Martin (Internet)

The QF-16 is basically an aerial target. The Shield Corporation, along with Lockheed-Martin (General Dynamix), transformed that thing into a system.  That can go. Into air combat duties. The official name of the F-16 robot is the X-62A “Vista”. 

The more advanced algorithms allow the drone to operate in any mission that a human pilot can. It's possible to assemble the AI into any aircraft on Earth. That can make it possible. To use old jet fighters. Like robot versions of the F/A-18 (QF-18) and A-10 “Thunderbolt” (QA-10) as attacking decoys. The old jet fighters. Serve as air combat practice. Target missions. There are various old jet fighters operating in that role. The newest planes are F-16 robot versions, QF-16. Maybe. Also, the old A-10 and F/A-18. Are serving in that role. There is a possibility of installing the AI into those old aircraft. 

That can attack enemy targets using weapons and kamikaze tactics to make those missions. Those systems can fly. With other systems, they can force the enemy to shoot. And uncover their locations. And those systems can also operate as patrol systems. That can attack enemies. Theoretically. It is quite easy to transform the target drone into an attack aircraft. That uses AI-operated technology. To recognize their targets and attack them. 

X-BAT is a drone. That rewrites rules on the battlefield.

Shield AI is promising a fully autonomous fighter jet with its X-BAT. Shield AI

© Shield AI

-Shield AI unveiled what it called a fully autonomous multirole fighter jet.

-It uses Hivemind, the AI pilot it previously used to pilot an F-16 through a dogfight.

-The company says the jet can take off without a runway, from container ships and remote islands.

(MSN.com)

X-BAT is an autonomous, large-sized drone. That unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV)- or killer drone is also independent of runways. That drone uses. Vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) technology.  The fully autonomous drone. That doesn’t require runways is the new tool that the military requires. The drone itself is developed by Shield Corporation. This created a robot version of the F-16 jet fighter. That AI-controlled jet fighter. Achieved success in air-combat simulations.  And that made Shield Corporation. Continue its work to create autonomous combat systems. The AI-controlled attack aircraft can make risky missions. 

And another thing is that. The new, effective AI-controlled systems. Allow the robot fighter to engage in air combat against human pilots and other drones. The difference between manned and unmanned aircraft. Is this. Unmanned aircraft can also. Make kamikaze attacks. If it sees a target. That value equals the loss of the aircraft. The unmanned combat aircraft can also carry nuclear weapons internally. And their air-combat capacity makes those next-generation missiles more powerful than they were before. 

The cruise missile. Those that can shoot down other aircraft can also be equipped with direct energy weapons. Like lasers and EMP weapons. Those kinds of weapons don’t need very large systems, and they can guarantee that future nuclear cruise missiles can reach their targets. Or they can escort manned and unmanned systems. It’s not sure. Does the USAF or the NAVY choose X-BAT? But that technology is also useful in other UCAV systems. 

https://www.airforce-technology.com/projects/qf-16-full-scale-aerial-target/

https://www.lockheedmartin.com/en-us/products/x-62a-vista.html

https://www.msn.com/en-us/technology/artificial-intelligence/a-new-autonomous-fighter-jet-just-broke-cover-it-s-powered-by-the-same-ai-brain-that-flew-an-f-16-through-a-dogfight/ar-AA1OXx15?ocid=BingNewsSerp

https://www.rudebaguette.com/en/2025/10/combat-drones-new-ai-challenges-aviation-norms-operating-without-pilot-or-runway-redefining-future-military-tactics/

https://www.slashgear.com/1680874/ai-piloted-f16-against-human-dogfight/

https://www.twz.com/air/our-first-look-at-yfq-44a-fighter-drone-prototype

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anduril_YFQ-44

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TERCOM

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Dynamics_X-62_VISTA

New drones are a challenge for security.

  New drones are a challenge for security. 

Geran 3 drone

The new jet-engined Shahed drones called Geran-3 cause problems for Ukraine's air defense. That is one of the things that the Ukrainian war has taught us. The rapid development of the drone industry can render countermeasures that were useful and effective a couple of weeks ago ineffective in current situations. Things like optical fiber-controlled drones are hard targets for defenders. 

Those things are almost immune to the normal jamming systems. The EMP pulses that can destroy electronic components or laser systems that can cut the command fiber are tools that can affect those drones. But the use of the non-coherent EMP means that their own drones and other vehicles in the EMP area are also in danger. The laser system should detect the optical fiber before it cuts that fiber. 

And fiber-controlled drones can also be put in chains. That improves their attack range. The optic fibers would be pulled through another drone, and the drone can make a chain that is hard to detect or avoid. There is also a possibility that drone swarms are controlled by using laser communication. The laser drone can be a fiber-controlled system. And it can send laser pulses to other drones wirelessly. 

The laser-controlled drones have one problem. They require straight eye contact or a fiber that transfers the command signal. Regular lasers have one problem in drone control. Those lasers must be aimed. Using high accuracy. Blinking holograms can help with that problem. The optical communication is harder to jam. But the laser rays cannot travel through the smoke and fog. Those things also cover drones from defenders. 

 The Shahed-drones are now dropping anti-tank mines. But there is a possibility that the jet-engine-powered versions of those drones can also carry anti-tank weapons. Those anti-tank or anti-radiation missiles can increase those drones’ ability to cause damage. And another thing is that those drones can use those missiles against the power stations or radar installations. 

And they can also disturb the air defense. That is the problem with weapon development. The solutions that were effective against propeller-engine Shahed-136 drones are not effective against jet engine versions of those drones. The jet-engine drone can fly much higher than those propeller drones. The next step will be  AI-controlled drones that can operate independently. The drone will fly near its target using inertial navigation. Or it can use TERCOM, the AI follows the terrain area, and the system compiles that data with images. Those are stored in its memory. 

When the drone is close to its target, the system starts to search point, that it must destroy. The system uses photographs that are stored in its memory to detect the target. And then the system orders the drone to dive. And make a kamikaze attack. Basically. Those drones can use similar systems that Javelin uses to detect targets. Image-based target recognition can be used in all types of missiles and drones. 

https://www.armyrecognition.com/focus-analysis-conflicts/army/conflicts-in-the-world/russia-ukraine-war-2022/russias-jet-powered-shahed-238-drones-introduce-new-challenges-to-ukraines-air-defenses

https://www.twz.com/air/russian-mig-29-fitted-with-an-interceptor-drone-is-a-laughable-mess

https://www.twz.com/air/russias-shahed-long-range-drones-are-now-dropping-anti-tank-mines

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HESA_Shahed_136

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TERCOM