AI 공격용 드론 개발 방향 및 시사점

Abstract

The role of attack drones in the ongoing war between Ukraine and Russia is drawing worldwide attention. In order to prepare for changes in the defense security environment and rapid decline in military resources, the Ministry of National Defense announced the National Defense Innovation 4.0 Basic Plan in March 2023, and established the concept of joint operation by reflecting the operation of AI-based manned and unmanned complex systems and new concept weapon systems. did Drones are the most important force in building manned and unmanned complex systems, and the dronebot combat system will be the basis for promoting Defense Innovation 4.0. Drones are a system that can be operated for multiple purposes that change their use according to mission equipment, and it is key to have advanced technology that is suitable for the future battlefield environment and efficient. If the existing attack drone is an operating system in which combatants remotely control the ground control device while watching the ground control device, the future direction of the development of attack drones for the Korean military to apply to dronebots is an AI attack drone in which the drone detects the target by itself and directly strikes and self-destructs. will develop into In order to develop AI attack drones, not only the performance of the drone system, but also AI-based cutting-edge technology for object tracking technology, object identification technology and shape recognition technology of reconnaissance equipment (EO/IR), which is mission equipment, as well as attack ammunition or Small, high-performance warhead design technology, ultra-small fuze design technology, shock absorption and launch control device technology, etc. must be developed to mount the projectile. In addition, as the amount of image information acquired through mission equipment increases, high-speed data transmission technology development to improve the transmission rate between the aircraft and the ground control equipment in real time must be simultaneously developed. It is necessary to quickly overcome drone and AI technologies, which are currently very poor compared to advanced countries, and take the lead in developing intelligent AI attack drones with excellent autonomy based on Korea's excellent ICT technology. Therefore, this study aims to find out the technological trends of domestic and foreign attack drones and to consider the development plans and tasks of AI attack drones.