China will develop its next- generation cruise missiles using artificial intelligence (AI) technology that will allow the weapons to be tailor-made for specific combat situations, a senior missile designer said.
“We plan to adopt a ‘plug and play’ approach in the development of new cruise missiles, which will enable our military commanders to tailor-make missiles in accordance with combat conditions and their specific requirements,” Wang Changqing, director of the General Design Department of the Third Academy of the China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation, said.
“Moreover, our future cruise missiles will have a very high level of AI and automation,” Wang was quoted as saying by the state-run China Daily.