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Britain is one of the first to join Avengers Labs.
Great Britain has become Ukraine's first international partner, whose defense companies will gain access to Avengers Labs — Ukraine's platform for training artificial intelligence models for unmanned systems based on real battlefield data.
This was reported by the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine.
The program plans to involve British defense companies in the 12. They will be able to test and train their own AI models in the secure Avengers Labs environment. Participants will not have direct access to dataset materials and will not be able to download them.
The partnership was made possible by a joint declaration of intent between Ukraine and the United Kingdom in the field of artificial intelligence. The agreement was signed by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and British Prime Minister Andy Burnham.
One of the priorities will be the development of AI models for drone swarms. Such technologies are intended to allow drones to interact with each other, independently detect threats and targets.
There is also mention of the possibility of remotely controlling a large number of autonomous unmanned aerial vehicles. This can be used, in particular, for logistical tasks and high-precision striking of enemy objects.
The first British-Ukrainian contest envisions the development of models that will enable unmanned systems to operate more effectively in conditions of limited communication with operators or global navigation systems.
Selection of British companies will be conducted by the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence on a competitive basis. Up to 12 participants will be admitted to the program, whose proposals meet the requirements of the Ukrainian and British defense agencies.
It is expected that the selection will be completed within a few weeks. Access to the platform will be granted to companies after the Ukrainian side completes the necessary export control procedures.
The process is coordinated by the Rapid AI Delivery Task Force (RAID) of the UK Ministry of Defence. Its task is to facilitate the rapid deployment of artificial intelligence technologies for the military.
At the core of the Ukrainian platform is an annotated dataset of more than 5 million frames, collected directly during combat. Most data comes from unmanned systems through the combat system DELTA.
Data are transmitted in anonymized form and with a delay to avoid creating additional risks for service members.
The dataset contains information about various types of targets, including:
Russian tanks;
artillery;
air defense systems;
infantry;
air targets, including Shahed-type strike and reconnaissance drones.
Data are regularly updated and expanded.
According to the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, Avengers Labs has unique content because a dataset of this scale and quality is difficult to create without the experience of modern full-scale warfare.
More than 30 Ukrainian defense companies are already training their own AI models on Avengers Labs. Three products created using this platform are already being used on the battlefield.
The Ministry of Defense notes that cooperation in the field of artificial intelligence is part of the 100-year partnership between Ukraine and the United Kingdom and is aimed at developing defense technologies and strengthening Ukraine's capabilities to resist Russian aggression.
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