Future wars How will the world's armies become more dependent on robots soon?

As in every other field, technological development will also change the way war is fought. A senior US general expects this change to occur through the increased use of robots in the land, sea and air forces over the next decade or so.

The chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Mark Milley, said that technology is changing the way wars are fought, noting that robots will play a major role in armies, navies and air forces around the world over the next decade or so, according to Business Insider .

Milley told the Eurasia Group Foundation in a radio broadcast that the world was going through a "fundamental change in the nature of war." He explained that the nature of war includes elements such as tactics, weapons, technologies, organizations, and management, unlike the "nature of war," which Milley described as meaning the driving forces of humanity and the relations within the state.

Milley continued, "The nature of war is constantly changing. It changes every time you have a new weapon and so on. But basically, it only changes once in a while. And today we are going through the most important and fundamental change in the nature of war. And in fact, this is This time the change is driven by technology.”

Does technology change the shape of future wars?

In addition to sensor capabilities that have changed the way militaries attack, "the ability to strike with precision munitions is unlike anything human has seen before," says General Milley, who specifically emphasized the role of robots, noting that the United States and many advanced militaries In the world are testing unmanned ships and tanks.

Milley predicted that within the next 15 years, if not sooner, "you will see large portions of armies, navies and air forces transform into robotic forces," noting that there are already some examples of robotic or unmanned systems within the US military, such as Drones, but more systems are in the pipeline.

General Mark Milley also highlighted the role of artificial intelligence as a military application. He explained that AI has the ability to absorb a huge amount of information about its user's army and the opponent's army, which could help give troops an advantage when it comes to making decisions in battle.

Independent weapons enter the battlefield

The Ukrainian war, which has been going on for more than a year, has turned into an advanced technical stage to transform science fiction productions into the reality we live today. Not only did the war prove that some of the basic weapons in war, such as tanks, combat aircraft, and artillery, have become surprisingly weak in today's wars, but it also gave another opportunity for unmanned aerial systems and vehicles to prove their capabilities again, in addition to opening a window on other naval and land systems that entered service. Recently.

In addition to uninhabited vehicles that are remotely driven by humans, the past few years have witnessed the initiation of superpowers to integrate artificial intelligence technologies into their unmanned platform systems to come up with the best weapons and combat systems that will enhance their arsenal for future wars that will be run by robots and machines, given that combat robots do not get tired . fatigue, and can carry out more dangerous tasks and maneuvers compared to traditional human-driven systems.

And with the growing capabilities of robots and combat systems in an unprecedented manner after their integration with artificial intelligence technology, voices were raised calling for stopping such projects and limiting the spread of these weapons on a large scale, for fear that the future of the world would one day be in the hands of autonomous combat robots, as 30 countries called for least to a total global ban on combat robots.

How is Turkey preparing for this kind of war?

On the way to achieving its defense independence, Turkey has not only taken qualitative steps in the local defense industries and stormed the global arms market, but has also succeeded in employing modern technology in the military and communications fields to produce modern and advanced weapons, equipment and unmanned systems with high capabilities that have proven their efficiency on more than one regional battlefield. and international.

Despite all the achievements made by the Turkish defense industries companies in this field, Ankara continues its efforts to push the wheel of military technology one step forward to be ready to fight future wars from today. To this end, Turkish companies have succeeded in introducing digitization and artificial intelligence into almost all systems, starting with drones, suicide drones, and others, passing through unmanned multi-mission land vehicles, and even unmanned marine vessels.

The matter was not limited to the production of unmanned military products individually, but rather an advanced system called the " digital unit system " was created , which will enable unmanned air, land and sea vehicles to perform military tasks collectively, by coordinating all these platforms with one control unit and one operator.