Armoured fighting vehicles will act as 'motherships' commanding teams of robots assisting UK soldiers in the future, the head of the British Army said today. The former director of Special Forces said the military will also grow its special operations and intelligence capabilities and 'shine a light into the shadows'. Outlining his future plans for the Army, Gen Carleton-Smith said he wanted teams of humans and machines to be commonplace by 2025. He said: 'In time, Armoured Fighting Vehicles will be command hubs – ''motherships'' – commanding teams of robots and thereby generating a new form of combat mass. The chief suggested that some regular troops would become more like Special Forces, with specialist skills that could be drawn upon.

Source: Daily Mail September 29, 2020 16:28 UTC