The West must hurry to catch up with Ukraine on AI combat

The west must hurry to catch up with Ukraine on AI combat

Ukraine has deployed AI for drone target recognition, battlefield awareness, and decision support in real combat, years ahead of Western forces. Western military AI remains in labs and exercises, slowed by bureaucracy and procurement. The FT argues NATO must reprioritize R&D now or risk falling behind in future conflicts. The post does not name specific AI systems or technical specs.