14 septembre 2023 | International, C4ISR, Sécurité

Army of coders needed to make Replicator drone initiative a success

The program should be the first to acknowledge that both software and data production need to be core military competencies, the authors argue.

https://www.c4isrnet.com/opinion/2023/09/14/army-of-coders-needed-to-make-replicator-drone-initiative-a-success/

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