Britain is spending £2bn to train its army inside an AI war simulation
Britain is spending £2bn to train its army inside a simulation. It has handed the job to an American defence giant, with a German one taking a slice.
The UK has signed a £2bn ($2.7bn) contract to train its soldiers with artificial intelligence. The deal, announced by the Ministry of Defence on Friday, runs for 15 years and goes to a consortium led by the US contractor Raytheon UK.
At the centre of it is what the ministry calls a Combat Laboratory. It is a digital platform that uses AI, analytics and virtual environments to recreate the chaos of modern warfare. The point is to let commanders and troops rehearse anywhere, at any time.
Up to 60,000 soldiers a year will train on it, in exercises that scale from teams of 100 to formations of 50,000. The system blends simulation, live drills and data so the army can spot patterns,...
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