荷兰卡特韦克，10月8日——一架由北海沿岸某废弃空军基地发射的高速无人机穿越云层，成功拦截了雷达探测到并经人工智能验证的模拟敌方目标。
KATWIJK AAN ZEE, Netherlands, Oct 8 - A high-velocity drone launched at a disused Dutch airbase by the North Sea roars through the clouds and intercepts a mock enemy target detected by radar and verified using artificial intelligence.
这家名为Intelic的软件公司与荷兰国防部签下了3000万欧元（约3350万美元）的合同，负责升级该国的防空系统。此次测试正是欧洲企业为协助乌克兰抵御俄罗斯攻击而研发并提供相关技术的一个实例。
The test by software company Intelic, which has a €30-million ($33.5-million) contract with the Dutch Defence Ministry to upgrade its air defences, is an example of how technology is being developed and provided to Ukraine by European companies to help it defend itself against Russian attacks. Amsterdam-based Intelic, one of scores of firms operating out of converted hangars at the airbase, now has an office in Kyiv and is helping Ukrainian forces as they face intensified Russian drone and missile barrages in a war in which drones have transformed the battlefield and driven rapid innovation.
总部位于阿姆斯特丹的Intelic是众多入驻该空军基地的企业之一。目前该公司在基辅设有办事处，正全力协助乌军应对日益密集的俄罗斯无人机与导弹袭击。在这场战争中，无人机彻底改变了战场形态，也推动了相关技术的飞速发展。
In the test in late September, Intelic's AI-powered software, Nexus, used multiple radars, sensors and cameras provided by other companies to identify the projectile as an enemy attack. A reconnaissance drone then verified it was an enemy drone with image recognition. Although a human made the final decision to launch the AI-guided interceptor drone, the process could be fully autonomous, said Intelic CEO and founder Maurits Korthals Altes.
在9月下旬的测试中，Intelic开发的名为Nexus的人工智能软件借助多家企业提供的雷达、传感器及摄像头，成功识别出目标物体为敌方攻击装置。随后一架侦察无人机通过图像识别技术进一步确认其为敌方无人机。
"Most of these systems use AI at the edge, so in the drone itself, to be able to hit a target, a flying drone for instance, and then actually get intercepted at high speeds," he said. "But you can also have AI for decision support," for example by assisting a commander in the field, when there is sometimes a window of only a few seconds to decide whether or not to fire on an incoming jet-propelled drone.
Intelic首席执行官兼创始人莫里茨·科塔尔斯·阿尔特斯表示，虽然此次发射AI引导拦截机的决定最终由人类做出，但整个流程完全可以实现自动化。
The integration between the different systems enables a commander to make such decisions quickly.
“目前大多数此类系统都在无人机端运用人工智能技术，以便精准击中目标，比如另一架飞行中的无人机，从而实现高速拦截，”他说道，“不过人工智能也可用于辅助决策——比如在战场上指挥官只有短短几秒钟时间来决定是否对来袭的喷气式无人机实施打击时，AI便能提供重要参考。”
At high speeds, Korthals Altes said, "you're not so likely to hit it manually, and you need a more autonomous system."
不同系统之间的整合使得指挥官能够迅速做出决策。科塔尔斯·阿尔特斯指出，在高速飞行环境下，“人工操控几乎不可能实现，因此我们需要更加自动化的系统。” 荷兰政府的这笔投资属于该国加大军事投入的一部分。德国基尔研究所的数据显示，自2022年以来，这个北约成员国已向乌克兰的无人机项目拨款约14亿欧元，与德国、英国一同成为欧洲最主要的援助国。
The Dutch government's investment is part of a spending push by the NATO country, which has allocated about €1.4 billion since 2022 to Ukraine's drone programme, making it one of Europe's leading contributors along with Germany and Britain, figures from the Kiel Institute in Germany show. 'CONNECTING TISSUE' Since 2022, the Netherlands has provided military aid to Ukraine worth more than €12.5 billion, including nearly 1 million drones, the Defence Ministry said. The Kiel Institute, which tracks military spending in Ukraine, said European aid for drones had jumped from €400 million in 2022, the year of Russia's full-scale invasion, to €1.2 billion in 2025.
“连接纽带”荷兰国防部称，自2022年起，荷兰已向乌克兰提供了价值超过125亿欧元的军事援助，其中包括近100万架无人机。
The figure rose to €1.6 billion in the first four months of 2026 alone, it said.
专门追踪乌克兰军事开支情况的基尔研究所指出，在俄罗斯发动全面入侵的2022年，欧洲各国对乌克兰无人机项目的援助金额为4亿欧元；到2025年这一数字已升至12亿欧元。仅2026年前四个月，援助总额便进一步增至16亿欧元。
Kyiv has increasingly sought support from allies to boost its air defences, but European companies provide many different types of drones, which do not always "talk" to each other. "Right now in Europe, there are over 700 drone manufacturers, and if we want to stay sovereign within Europe, we need to be able to have a system that is the connecting tissue between those different systems," said Anika Kempter, a senior software engineer at Intelic.
基辅方面一直在积极寻求盟友支持以强化自身防空能力，但欧洲各公司生产的无人机种类繁多，彼此之间往往无法实现互联互通。
She said Ukrainian brigades "might have different drones of different types from different vendors with different screens.
英特尔利克公司的高级软件工程师安妮卡·肯普特表示：“目前欧洲有超过700家无人机制造商，若想确保欧洲在相关领域的自主权，我们就需要一个能够连接不同系统的‘纽带’。”她补充道：“乌克兰各部队可能使用着来自不同厂商、类型各异且配备不同操作界面的无人机。‘Nexus’系统正是为解决这一问题而设计，它能将所有无人机整合进同一个操作平台中。”
Nexus solves this problem. So they can connect all of their drones in one system."
无人机技术竞赛在空军基地的测试中，工程师们通过移动指挥站内的操作界面控制无人机。该界面首次实现了雷达目标探测、人工智能验证与拦截无人机三者间的协同运作。所有功能模块均可通过同一控制面板单独选择并操作。
DRONE TECHNOLOGY RACE During the airbase test, engineers hovered over screens in a mobile command post using an interface that for the first time brings together radar target detection, AI verification and interceptor drones. Each component could be individually selected and operated from the single control panel. Intelic's command-and-control system is being rolled out on Ukraine's battlefield, where operational decisions are sometimes still communicated via chat apps or phone calls.
Intelic的指挥控制系统正在乌克兰战场上投入使用，目前战场上的作战指令有时仍通过聊天软件或电话来传达。该系统是对乌克兰自主研发的先进战场管理系统“Delta”的有力补充。
It supplements Delta, Ukraine's own advanced battlefield management system. Replacing human communication with autonomous systems shaves minutes off the time between when a drone is detected and forces try to shoot it down, potentially meaning the difference between life and death, Kempter said.
肯普特指出，用自动化系统取代人工通讯后，从探测到无人机到部队尝试将其击落所需的时间可缩短数分钟，这一时间差很可能决定着士兵的生死。
Russia now uses jet-propelled attack drones that fly at high altitude.
乌克兰总理谢尔希·霍列斯基称，目前俄罗斯使用喷气式动力攻击无人机在高空执行任务。今年9月的前三周，俄罗斯向乌克兰发射了2100架此类无人机及136枚导弹，导致288人丧生。
In the first three weeks of September, Russia launched 2,100 such drones and 136 missiles at Ukraine, killing 288 people, Prime Minister Sergii Koretskyi said. Drone technology develops so quickly that air-defence hardware can rapidly become obsolete and need upgrading, but Intelic's software can bridge the gap by adding new weapon systems to the platform, said Korthals Altes.
科塔尔斯·阿尔特斯表示，无人机技术发展极为迅速，导致防空装备极易迅速过时并需要升级。而Intelic的软件则可通过将新型武器系统接入平台来弥补这一差距。
"That's very important in an environment that's unpredictable," he said. "Because nobody really knows how a war or threat would look ... in two years.
“在局势变幻莫测的环境中，这一点至关重要，”他说道。“因为没人能确切预知两年后战争或威胁会呈现何种形态……我们虽有一些推测，但并无定论。因此，系统的适应性才是关键。” 路透社
We have an idea, but we don't know for sure. So that adaptability is key." REUTERS