Ukraine · Pentagon · China · United Kingdom · Russia · BBC Technology
Human rights groups, however, warn that greater autonomy in weapons systems raises serious concerns about accountability
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"Militaries adopt AI to speed up processes such as target identification.
Key facts
- I can't go into specifics about the operation or how UFORCE was involved, but we've conducted more than 150,000 successful combat missions since the full-scale Russian invasion in 2022," said
- The company has expanded rapidly and recently achieved "unicorn" status
- a valuation of more than $1bn (£730m)
- In January, US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said the country needs to become an "AI-first warfighting force
- Humans need rest and food, and under combat conditions those needs aren't always met," said Dr Rich Drake, UK general manager at Anduril Industries
Summary
The battlefield in Ukraine could soon feature more robot than human soldiers - that is the startling claim made by a Ukrainian-British military start-up. The BBC visited UFORCE at its London premises, which are unbranded and discreet, a measure the company says is intended to protect it from potential Russian sabotage. The reporter wanted to know more about the company because of its involvement in what Ukraine says was an unprecedented military operation: enemy territory being seized using only robots and drones. The claim was made by Ukraine's President Zelensky in a video last month highlighting Ukraine's newly developed robotic weapons. Both sides have made extensive use of unmanned aerial and land systems throughout the conflict, with analysts saying the war has dramatically accelerated the development of military technology.