Hyundai Rotem, Shield AI to Develop Smarter Human-Machine Combat Systems

South Korea’s Hyundai Rotem is teaming up with American defense tech company Shield AI to co-develop artificial intelligence (AI)-powered drones and smart control systems that can work alongside troops.

Announced during a signing ceremony in Goyang, Gyeonggi Province, the collaboration aims to create autonomous systems capable of handling complex missions with minimal human input.

The move comes as modern warfare increasingly shifts toward asymmetric conflicts, where battlespace boundaries are less defined and drones play a bigger role in spotting and engaging enemies.

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