Lieutenant General Christian Freuding previously headed Sonderstab Ukraine, which coordinated German military assistance for our country, and now became new Inspector General (commander) of Bundeswehr ground forces.
In this role he gave interview to British publication The Economist, briefly outlining current Bundeswehr development priorities, which can be reduced to formula, weapons for strikes at ranges up to 1,000 kilometers and tanks as mother ships for managing UAVs and ground drones.
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In more detail, above Bundeswehr development priority list from current German ground forces chief sounded as follows:
- deep strike potential at ranges up to 1,000 kilometers
- air defense oriented toward UAV combat
- integration of all unmanned system types
- electromagnetic weapons
- artificial intelligence command
Regarding artificial intelligence role, Christian Freuding outlines following functionality — data collection and accelerating battlefield situation information processing, while final decision will still be made by human.
Formula for this looks as follows on battlefield there will be AI-supported drones and soldiers with bayonets, and modern battlefield will not become fully unmanned.
Regarding tanks, concept is formulated somewhat monstrously, tank should become command center for ground drones and UAVs while simultaneously preserving direct fire capability on battlefield. How to combine these two functions within existing vehicles, meaning Leopard 2 as Bundeswehr main tank, remains open question.
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