Additionally, the new drone strategy will ramp up collaboration between the government and defense industry to make the UK more competitive in the global export market.<\/p>\n
A \u2018Clear, Unified\u2019 Approach<\/strong><\/p>\n Described as a \u201cgame-changing\u201d technology, the UK Ministry of Defence acknowledged the need to invest in and gain an edge in drone development to keep pace with the changing threat picture.<\/p>\n British defense procurement minister\u00a0James Cartlidge\u00a0<\/b>said being able to rapidly develop and upgrade uncrewed systems under the new strategy will be key to gaining battlefield advantage.<\/p>\n It would also bring together a \u201cclear and unified\u201d approach in drone deployment across all services of the British Armed Forces.<\/p>\n \u201cWe must seize this opportunity to grow and sustain such skills and capabilities in the UK,\u201d Cartlidge added.<\/p>\n Taking Lessons From Ukraine<\/strong><\/p>\n The new drone strategy draws directly from the analysis of\u00a0Russia\u2019s ongoing invasion of Ukraine<\/a>, which sees both sides using hundreds of drones in combat and ISR roles.<\/p>\n Cartlidge said the war has been an incubator for new ways of winning combat, \u201cand we need to learn and implement those hard-fought lessons.\u201d<\/p>\n The UK\u2019s Defence Equipment & Support, which has supported the rapid acquisition of drones for Kyiv, also claimed that unhindered access to \u201cbattle-winning\u201d uncrewed systems is crucial in modern-day combat.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.fie.undef.edu.ar\/ceptm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/FRPUN-20210706-BD0016.jpg.iCfoipTcMWATAA.2jdcDky2Ig.webp\")