In TrendsSensex TodayAsian StocksGold-Silver PricesBrent Crude PricesSilicon Shield: How AI and robotics are changing modern warfareFrom Ukraine’s battlefield robots to AI systems that fuse military intelligence, machines are taking on more dangerous tasks—but humans still control the bigger decisions.By Muskaan Rathore September 7, 2026, 7:46:42 PM IST (Published)War has always been shaped by technology. The bow changed the battlefield, then came the tank, the aircraft, the missile and the satellite. Now artificial intelligence and robotics are pushing the next transformation.The change is not simply about building machines that look like soldiers. It is about using software, sensors and autonomous systems to perform tasks that once required people to stand watch, gather intelligence or enter dangerous positions themselves.That shift is becoming increasingly important as some militaries confront a very old problem: not having enough people.South Korea, for instance, plans to reduce the number of troops assigned to guard posts along the North Korean border from about 22,000 to 6,000 by 2040, with AI-enabled surveillance systems taking over some of the work. The move reflects a broader effort to use technology to compensate for shrinking manpower.But taking humans out of the most dangerous parts of the battlefield does not necessarily mean taking…
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