The British Army is set to be supported by £66 million worth of cutting-edge robots, Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson has announced, reported by Sophie Jones in The Daily Star. Mini drones and robotic combat vehicles will bring the latest technology to the battlefield, he said. These include hundreds of mini drones which weigh less than 200g and are capable of carrying out surveillance over a wide geographical area - costing £31 million.
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| The Estonian company MILREM Robotics' THeMIS UGV appears the most successful platform for armed and unarmed variants. It was tested by the British army in 2018. Here above, a THeMis armed with two French MBDA MMP missiles and a medium machine gun at IDEX 2019 (Picture source: Army Recognition) |