TOKYO -- Japan is joining the international race to add artificial intelligence and drones to its defense capabilities, driven by a need to deploy its forces more effectively as population decline thins their ranks.
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Japan steps up deployment of defense AI and robots
Plans include Global Hawk drone and unmanned submarine
The American-made Global Hawk unmanned plane. Japan plans to deploy it in a few years. (Photo provided by U.S. Air Force) © Reuters
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