US, UAE Team Up for AI Drones: More 'Precision' for Profits
The New Arab reports that Anduril and EDGE will co-develop the 'Omen' drone in Abu Dhabi. This 'venture' is trotted out as technological progress, but let's be clear: it's not about defense; it's about expanding the market for machines designed to kill more efficiently. The UAE, a nation with a documented history of involvement in conflicts from Yemen to Libya, is now co-piloting the next
generation of 'precision' death tools. One might wonder, how much 'precision' does it take to level a hospital or a refugee camp? This isn't just about two companies—it's the military-industrial complex finding innovative ways to weaponize AI, promising 'surgical strikes' while perfecting unaccountable aerial murder. Consider the civilian bodies piling up from 'dumb' bombs; how many more will fall
when the decision-makers are algorithms, not even fallible humans? The future of warfare, apparently, is to make mass casualty events more automated, more sanitized, and infinitely more profitable for the usual suspects.