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Australian Defence AI policy risks writing modern EW out of the force

In 2025, Ukrainian-led opposing forces defeated NATO formations in two major exercises. At exercise Hedgehog in Estonia, about 10 drone operators with cheap first-person-view drones rendered two NATO battalions combat-ineffective in half a day. At ...

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