{"id":33026,"date":"2022-06-14T18:05:20","date_gmt":"2022-06-14T18:05:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/uncategorized\/2022\/06\/14\/russias-invasion-could-return-focus-on-armor-and-artillery-away-from-ai-and-robotics\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T21:38:14","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T21:38:14","slug":"russias-invasion-could-return-focus-on-armor-and-artillery-away-from-ai-and-robotics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/flashpoints\/ukraine\/2022\/06\/14\/russias-invasion-could-return-focus-on-armor-and-artillery-away-from-ai-and-robotics\/","title":{"rendered":"Russia\u2019s invasion could return focus on armor and artillery, away from AI and robotics"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">PARIS \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/ukraine\/\" target=\"_blank\">Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine<\/a> could force governments with technologically advanced militaries to reevaluate their investments in areas such as robotics and artificial intelligence, creating a renaissance for spending on armor and artillery, a panel of military leaders said this week at the Eurosatory defense expo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">U.S. Army Maj. 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