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U.K. To Spend $5.8 Billion Over Next 10 Years On Unmanned Systems, New Strategy Says

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U.K. To Spend $5.8 Billion Over Next 10 Years On Unmanned Systems, New Strategy Says
Blue Bear Ghost unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) being used in an April 29, 2023 AUKUS Pillar II artificial intelligence and autonomy systems demonstration in Upavon in Wiltshire, UK. (Photo: U.K. Ministry of Defence)

The U.K. plans to spend $5.8 billion over the next 10 years on unmanned systems for its military, according to a new strategy published on Feb. 22. The British Ministry of Defense’s new drone strategy cites lessons learned from the conflict in Ukraine as driving its new approach, which includes a focus on buying and delivering innovative unmanned capabilities faster. “The conflict in Ukraine has become a very visible representation of a ‘new way of war’, one characterized by innovation,…

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