Low -cost drones from China allow anyone who has credit card games to war weapons

In December I mentioned Among the long -term aircraft of the Ukrainian army, which, “currently about 40 percent of the ingredients (are obtained locally in Ukraine, because there is the possibility of manufacturing limited local small electronics, the rest is imported, primarily from China.”

Alibaba and TEMU at aliexpress did not respond to WIRED suspension requests about whether these accessories – which are not in nature weapons themselves – are risky or purchase restrictions imposed on them in any markets.

“I do not know one of the amateurs who wants to fly a drone away with a rope to drop a bottle of water in the square of a person,” says Dave Torres, FPGA Security President at the Red Balloon Singer. “I am a combat combat warrior, so I am used to dealing with firmness and anxiety about the things that are buried on the ground. Well, you now have the ability to fly from your explosive devices about who you want to attack.”

Red Balloon specializes in analyzing compact hardware and hardware devices, so researchers were interested in evaluating processors and low -level processors that operate Tethers Optic Optic and AI components. In Tethers, they were surprised by finding years old, but relatively expensive, known as the “Lidal Gate Class” or FPGAS (Torres field “for experience). Insert these chips was remarkable, because it indicates that the devices are designed to be more dynamic and expandable than what amateurs may need. At the same time, the guidance units have to recognize Highly trusted objects using all the cheapest ingredients, including Chinese Chinese chips as their main therapy.

“When I saw the components of artificial intelligence guidelines for the first time, one of them announced that he could determine a bird 30 meters and a hundred meters horse – but later they just changed it to identify people and cars.” “Not specific people or specific models of vehicles, but they have never danced around them that these are the goals of the goals that will be used.”

The anti -defense technology is still relatively, in its infancy around the world. Even the mysterious scenes of unlimited weather phenomena can be thrown AirportsOr New Jersey StateIn chaos. like Wire mentioned in DecemberThe US Department of Internal Security has been encouraging local and local law enforcement since last summer to assess its ability to respond to drones. In a note, the Ministry of National Security warned that violent extremists in the United States were looking to modify the “prefab” quadaks to carry weapons, including “explosives, connected materials and chemicals.”

Red Balloon is located in New York City, and the researchers indicate that while they are investigating drones accessories, they began to realize that the few options currently available for malicious drones cannot be used in dense urban areas.

“The things that work in their landing are a gun and huge gun and lashes – it cannot be used in a city,” Cui says. “This is why the red balloon focuses on developing the techniques appropriate for high -density environments to track these drones and defeat them safely without shooting or without disturbance.”

Such methods can include targeting drones at the level of protocol and fixed programs to drive and cause them to fall. The researchers note that the development and manufacture of drones from drones does not leave any margin for research, development, testing or safety protection on the plane. This represents a weakness for operators, but it may also be a benefit for defenders who seek to spread violent attacks without side effects.

At the present time, though, the proliferation of accessories for the drone weapon is a threat that waving on the horizon without easy accuracy.

“Someone is designing a plan and putting it into practice, it can lead to some advanced hypocrisy,” says Torres of Red Balloon. “I wonder whether the US military can even obtain defense contractors to build these devices for them for the price they sell online.”