Drone Wars - The MoD has a new strategy for uncrewed platforms. Is it the right one?

Published on March 1, 2024

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Another week, another British military publication on the future of warfare. Hot on the heels of its AI playbook comes the Ministry of Defence’s approach to thinking about drones. The headline came from the Chief of the Air Staff, Rich Knighton, who described three tiers of drones – disposable, attritable, and Gucci. It’s certainly one way of thinking about the issue, whatever you think of the godawful word, ‘attritable’. Let's unpick the types.

At one end of the spectrum, tier 1, are small, cheap drones, bought from Ebay and Amazon, and very tactical. These are of the sort that are changing the battlefield in Ukraine. Someone recently showed me the motherboards – you can get them online for a few dollars. And they’re apparently proving devastating in close combat. This week, Ukraine seems to have lost its first M1-A1 Abrams tank – speculation online is that a drone strike was responsible.

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