Experts Warn Military Adapts Slowly To Autonomy

Senior defence experts including Air Marshal Edward Stringer, Dr Keith Dear and Sir Hew Strachan told MPs at a Defence Committee hearing that Ukraine’s use of drones, autonomy and industrial mobilisation requires reevaluating military thinking. They warned rapid AI and autonomy progress—citing agentic capability doubling and 2029 projections—drives recommendations for an independent lessons commission and renewed focus on national resilience.