Thursday briefing: Why Britain must adapt to the new age of warfare or risk falling behind

Summary

In today’s newsletter: From hidden bunkers to frontline trenches, a new generation of remote pilots is redefining what it means to go to war It is a modern dystopia: a group of young men gathered around computer screens in a hidden bunker searching for someone to kill. On their screens, a soldier realises he has been spotted as he moves through heavily forested frontlines. It is too late. The screens go blank as the drone explodes. In eastern Ukraine, scenes like this play out every day on both sides of the conflict. The rise of new drone technology, particularly fibre optic first-person drones, has changed war for ever. Expensive tanks, aircraft and multimillion-pound logistics equipment can be destroyed in an instant. UK news | The NHS will have to divert £45bn from essential services to pay for new medicines under the terms of the UK-US trade deal agreed last December, leading to more than 200,000 avoidable deaths of patients, analysis has found. UK politics | Andy Burnham is being urged to adopt an “economic populist” approach to combating the cost of living crisis if he becomes prime minister, as a detailed opinion poll shows radical policies could help Labour to retain its majority at the next election. US news | Donald Trump has again been accused of “brazen crypto corruption” after financial disclosures revealed his family’s cryptocurrency ventures generated more than $1bn. Environment | The month of June was the warmest in England on record , driven by a searing heatwave in the final days of the month, according to Met Office data. World news | Four Venezuelan police officers have been arrested and are facing dismissal after being accused of looting from a building that collapsed during last week’s devastating twin earthquakes. Continue reading...

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