Germany’s army chief on AI, drones and the future of the tank | The Economist

Lieutenant General Christian Freuding, chief of the German army, talks to our host of Inside Defence, Shashank Joshi, about how land forces must change for the wars of the future: the balance between legacy systems and emerging technology, the capabilities Germany is racing to improve, and why the tank must become a “mothership” for unmanned systems. #Germany #AI #War #Technology 00:00 - The balance between old and new technology 00:31 - What Germany needs to prioritise 02:15 - Does the tank have a future? 03:54 - Why the battlefield won't be fully unmanned 04:29 - Data is the new ammunition Watch the full show: econ.st/4uUWPuX Sign up to the Insider newsletter: https://econ.st/4nOyzIb Subscribe to The Economist: https://www.economist.com/subscribe Download our app: https://www.economist.com/get-the-app Follow The Economist on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theeconomist/ Follow The Economist on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheEconomist Follow The Economist on X: https://x.com/TheEconomist