
The Drone Isn't the Weapon — The Software Commanding It Is | CSIS Analysis
A new CSIS brief by researchers Kateryna Bondar and Matt Mande argues that the U.S. Department of Defense's Directive 3000.09 contains a fundamental flaw: it defines lethal autonomous weapons systems by the munition's behavior rather than the AI orchestration software layer that selects and engages targets. Using Ukraine's Delta battlefield management system as a case study — where software-directed drones now account for 80% of strike missions — the authors call on the U.S. government to address this policy gap with five guiding principles.
Source: Small Wars Journal









