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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Dan Sabbagh

Drones, AI and new technology will dramatically change nature of war, UK defence review to warn

Soldiers in military vehicles
British army soldiers during a training exercise in Poland in May 2024. Photograph: Kacper Pempel/Reuters

Britain is facing “a new era of threat” with drones, artificial intelligence and other technologies changing the nature of warfare more fundamentally than at any other point in history, the government’s strategic defence review is expected to conclude on Monday.

The 130-page document written by three advisers to the prime minister, Keir Starmer, will warn of the “immediate and pressing” danger posed by Russia and is expected to try to draw heavily on lessons learned from the war in Ukraine.

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