Turkish military company "Kamifu Drone" exported overseas for the first time "Turkish military industry is open all over the world"

The specific country name was not disclosed

Turkish military maker STM has announced that it will export the attack drone Kargu it is developing to friendly countries outside Turkey for the first time. Kargu will be available in 2021. The specific country name has not been disclosed.

"Turkey's military industry is open to countries all over the world. Our technology is outstanding," said Izmail Demir, the head of Turkey's defense industry, on his social media.

Military drones for attack are also called "Kamikaze Drone", "Suicide Drone", "Kamikaze Strike", and when the target is recognized, the drone plunges into the target. , Blows up the target and has killing power. For Japanese people, such an offensive drone may be disgusted to call itself "Kamifu", but "Kamifu drone" is commonly used in the media and military companies as a general noun in Europe, the United States and the Middle East. It has been.

It is a great threat that a horde of "Kamikaze drones" plunge into the ground from the sky and attack, and the psychological impact and destructive power on the target enemy team is also enormous. The Turkish army is already using Kargu.

UN Security Council reports that it may have been used in combat in Libya

Attack drones such as the Turkish-made attack drone Kargu-2 may have pursued and attacked soldiers in a battle in Libya in March 2020, a panel of UN Security Council experts said. The report was published in March 2021. It is not known if the soldier died. Since the operation of the Kamikaze drone is performed by human military personnel in a remote location, human judgment is included in the attack. Weapons equipped with AI (artificial intelligence) are called Lethal Autonomous Weapon Systems (LAWS), which determine the target and attack without human judgment when attacking. The British media independent reported that it was the first time that an autonomous killing weapon had been attacked in a real conflict.

Kamikaze Drone Kargu-2 Detects an enemy, and then a remote human makes an attack decision before attacking. There is a time lag between the drone's detection and the judgment by a human in a remote location, and the enemy may escape or be counterattacked, so if you recognize the enemy like an autonomous killing weapon, attack immediately. There is also an opinion that it is more efficient to set up. In addition, even though they are in remote areas, there is a mental burden on humans who make decisions about attacks on Kamikaze drones and kill enemies. In addition, the risk of dying on the battlefield is reduced for the attacking military personnel, thus ensuring the "human security" of the attacking military personnel.

On the other hand, since it is unethical and immoral to attack a target without human judgment, international NGOs, governments of 30 countries around the world, and AI engineers are developing autonomous killing weapons. I am against the use.

▼ Introduction video of Kargu released by STM

▼ STM's Kargu introduction video

▼ Project introduction video up to Kamikaze drone development

▼ STM's tweet telling that the attack drone Kargu was exported to a friendly country

▼ Turkey's top defense industry "Turkey's military industry is open to countries all over the world"