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UN report: STM Kargu-2 loitering munition may have autonomously engaged targets in Libya
S4 · 08 Mar 2021 · STM (Savunma Teknolojileri Mühendislik) · Libya
Record
| Company | STM (Savunma Teknolojileri Mühendislik) |
| Industry | Defense / space |
| Type(s) | regulatory |
| Date | 08 Mar 2021 (day precision) |
| Time of day | not documented |
| Location | Libya |
| Severity | (serious injury, total loss, or grounding) |
| Scale | not documented |
| Confidence | medium |
| Verified flag | Yes - independently re-checked against the cited source |
Summary
A UN Panel of Experts report stated that a Kargu-2 loitering munition was used in Libya's conflict and may have autonomously engaged human targets without operator command, raising the first documented case of AI-enabled lethal autonomous weapon use.
Primary source
Publisher: NPR / New York Times · Retrieved: 2026-09-16
Supporting source rows (1)
| Date | Supporting source row | Publisher | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08 Mar 2021 | UN report: STM Kargu-2 loitering munition may have autonomously engaged targets in Libya | NPR / New York Times | NPR / New York Times |
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