UK MoD opts for high-risk robot acquisition strategy

5th March 2019 - 18:49 GMT | by Kate Martyr in London

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Autonomous kit will be deployed by the UK MoD in Iraq, Afghanistan and during Operation Cabrit in Estonia before the end of 2019, heralding a new era of prototype warfare which will see a much faster, but higher level of risk, acquisition and deployment strategy.

On 5 March, Gavin Williamson, UK Defence Secretary, announced that £31 million ($40.8 million) will be spent on nano unmanned air surveillance systems, such as Black Hornet 3 and Puma 2, with a further £12 million spent on robotic combat vehicles.

He added that £23 million will be invested on the Theseus system, the name

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Kate Martyr was the Land Domain reporter for Shephard Media during 2019.

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