Mark Urban
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first heard Aug 2026
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Globally, the competition for military supremacy is intensified.
The generals want the tech and the big defence contractors want the cash.
They've already weaponised the buzzwords, AI, autonomy, and targeting networks.
And right now the technology really hogging the limelight is the type that doesn't need a crew and can be controlled remotely.
Drones have become very versatile and have a lot of uses on the battlefield, and they're being discussed to the point of distraction.
Still, that's how the UK has chosen to headline its new defence investment plan as a £5 billion bet on uncrewed systems.
So is Britain setting itself up to be at the forefront of a digital and autonomous warfare revolution?
Or could this expensive gambling?
end up hobbling the armed forces.
From the front line to its strikes deep inside Russia, it's Ukraine that has elevated drone warfare into the deadly powerhouse that it is today.
They've taken a long established principle that control of the air can equate to victory, and they've achieved that without risking pilots over enemy territory.
And the Russians have innovated too.
Their aerial control of great swathes of Eastern Europe.
Ukraine has created sterile zones where anyone who moves can be killed with the press of a button.
Let's talk about drones.
They're so deadly and numerous that Ukraine is keeping the human crews that operate them well back from the front lines.
In their place, a robotic revolution.
Uncrewed ambulances and remote-controlled assault vehicles are now often doing the heavy lifting.
And if you look at
But Ukraine and the way Iran has been fighting recently, it proves that a basic craft built for a single purpose, be that striking an oil refinery or clearing a trench, is far simpler and more affordable than the type of piloted fighters or tanks traditionally bought by the West.
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