Ukraine and Taiwan face-offs help drive drone and AI revolution

Meanwhile, U.S. commanders have described the growing number of classified undersea systems as central to confronting China and deterring an invasion of Taiwan. Speaking at London’s Royal United Services Institute this week, U.S. Deputy Secretary for Defense Kathleen Hicks said almost three years of fighting in Ukraine had seen "the character of warfare change", with commercial technology such as drones and AI systems rapidly entering service. "The Russia-Ukraine war didn't start this trend, but it did accelerate it."