Uncrewed Aerial Systems

UK to deploy up to 24 new surveillance drones to succeed Army Watchkeepers by decade's end

New uncrewed aircraft will replace obsolete type. The UK will field a replacement for its Watchkeeper remotely piloted aircraft by late this decade, according to its newly published Defence Investment Plan (DIP). Detailing its spending for the remainder of this decade, the Ministry of Defence says it will invest £310 million ($414 million) "in the…