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Barracuda: Ukraine's Home-Built AI-Powered Unmanned Boat Enters Combat (Video)

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Ukraine's special forces have unveiled the Barracuda, an indigenously built unmanned boat equipped with artificial intelligence elements

Designed and constructed entirely in-house by the Barracuda unit of the 40th Coastal Defense Brigade of the Ukrainian Naval Forces, the vessel is already carrying out combat missions in the Black Sea.

The 40th Coastal Defense Brigade reported the successful deployment of the new craft: "The unique unmanned Barracuda boat in action! This exists only here, with us!" the brigade emphasized.

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The modular design of the Barracuda allows it to be fitted with various types of weapons — ranging from powerful naval mines to grenade launchers.

It integrates cutting-edge technological solutions, including artificial intelligence components.

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"This is a weapon designed to strike where no one expects it! Ukrainian engineers and our warriors have truly demonstrated their skills," the special forces concluded.

As Defense Express previously reported, Ukrainian forces, with more than 400 drone sorties, prevented a potential breakthrough toward the Dnipropetrovsk region.

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