BoG researchers propose AI-powered system to track inflation in real time
Researchers at the Bank of Ghana (BoG) have proposed an artificial intelligence-powered framework to track consumer prices and estimate inflation in real time.
Recent intelligence reveals Russia has significantly ramped up its production of jet-powered drones and cruise missiles, now manufacturing up to 4,000 units monthly. Moreover, the nation is constructing additional launch sites for these aerial threats, potentially placing parts of Europe within the range of Russian attacks. German AI startup Helsing has unveiled Contra, an AI-controlled autonomous air defense system designed to counter this growing threat.
Contra also introduces two advanced interceptor missiles, AD-1 Inferno and AD-2 Ambush, engineered to outperform and outmaneuver even the swiftest drone and cruise missile threats. Helsing's co-founder and President, Niklas Köhler, explains that Contra bridges the gap between slow, weather-dependent drones and costly, mass-produced missile threats.
The company's AI system integrates existing sensors and effectors in real-time, incorporating their interceptors, AD-1 and AD-2, to provide autonomous fire superiority up to ten kilometers high. At an affordable price point, Contra offers industrial-scale deployment via Helsing's Resilience Factories. The dual-interceptor system, AD-1 Inferno and AD-2 Ambush, are container-launched and feature advanced radar seekers for all-weather terminal guidance.
Both interceptors can perform aerial loitering, swarming, and repeated re-engagements. AD-1, a jet-powered interceptor, and AD-2, a solid-rocket motor missile, are designed for rapid intercepts, with AD-2 reaching Mach 2.5 and a 20-kilometer range. Both systems rely on mid-course guidance from Contra's radar ground stations. While AD-1 and AD-2 constitute key components of Contra, the system is inherently adaptable to incorporate third-party hardware, including other interceptors, cUAV lasers, cUAV guns, or net-based systems.
Helsing's Contra embodies their cross-domain approach, harnessing AI and software to amplify the capabilities of affordable, mass-producible hardware, ensuring autonomous fire dominance at scale while remaining under human control.
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