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Ian Stokes

Defense startup developing AI-powered 'kamikaze drones' for the U.S. Marines

The Bolt-M drone in flight.

U.S. defense technology company Anduril has unveiled its new Bolt family of military drones powered by artificial intelligence (AI) — including one model equipped with "lethal precision firepower."

The drones have been developed for the U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) as part of an ongoing modernization program called Force Design. The system is a "man-packable, vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) Autonomous Air Vehicle" that comes in two configurations — the Bolt and Bolt-M, Anduril representatives said in a statement.

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