UK defence chief: Adopt AI or lose future wars Tech Britain’s most senior military officer has warned that the UK risks losing future conflicts unless it dramatically accelerates the adoption of AI across its armed forces. Speaking at London Tech Week, chief of the defence staff Air Chief Marshall Sir Richard Knighton said AI would be as transformative for warfare as the internet was for [...]
Exclusive: Ajax tank maker handed £12m from MoD despite trial pause Industrials The company behind the failed Ajax tank was paid more than £12m in the period trials were paused, Morning Wire can reveal, laying bare the scale of dysfunction inside national defence procurement. General Dynamics continued to receive taxpayer cash in the period between late November and this week, the time where the government intervened to [...]
Forget Russia, China and North Korea – Britain’s no 1 enemy is bureaucracy Opinion Ukraine has proved that the side that can innovate fastest and deliver lethality at the lowest costs will win, writes Blythe Crawford During this week of Remembrance, as we honour those who gave their lives for our security and values, Europe faces a stark awakening. Russia has escalated missile and drone assaults across Ukraine, struck [...]