Ukraine's battlefield AI machine-gun turrets enter combat, can intercept high-speed drones

Ukraine's defense innovation platform Brave1 says that AI-controlled machine-gun turrets have become part of the Ukrainian military's air defense system, shooting down dozens of enemy drones over Kyiv last month. Among them is the Browning M2 .50-caliber machine-gun turret called "Sky Sentinel," developed by Carmine Sky, which can rotate 360 degrees and continuously lock onto targets; each unit costs about $150,000, and firing still requires confirmation and authorization by a human operator. Zelensky said that more than ten units have been deployed in the Kyiv region, with plans to deploy eight more, and called them highly effective against Shahed-series drones.