Chinese Drones Will Use Genetic Algorithms to Learn to Hunt For (American) Submarines

The United States has shown the world how much fun you can have with drones. Now everybody wants them.

Chinese Drones Will Use Genetic Algorithms to Learn to Hunt For Submarines

China usually holds its military hand very close to the vest--that, or things “mysteriously” leak that it doesn’t (does) want the world to know about--so we’re left to wonder why the People’s Republic has decided to publish this in the journal Advanced Materials Research. Nonetheless, it’s pretty interesting. Chinese navy researchers have plans for a new submarine hunting scheme that uses ship-launched UAVs running genetic algorithms.

[link to www.popsci.com]



But why even bother to build your own when you can just hack into the other guy's?

New Evidence Suggests China's Hacking Into US Drones Using Adobe Reader And Internet Explorer

A rash of new clues surrounding the Sykipot computer virus having its way with the U.S. drone fleet suggests the malware originated in China, and explains how it has been used.

[link to articles.businessinsider.com]