First up, from Brilliant Maps, the data that went into their last "Percentage of Europeans Who Are Willing To Fight A War For Their Country" map:
From high to low, these are the percentages by country:
- 74% – Finland
- 73% – Turkey
- 62% – Ukraine
- 59% – Russia
- 58% – Kosovo
- 55% – Bosnia and Herzegovina
- 55% – Sweden
- 54% – Greece
- 47% – Poland
- 46% – Serbia
- 41% – Latvia
- 39% – Switzerland
- 38% – Ireland
- 38% – Macedonia
- 38% – Romania
- 37% – Denmark
- 29% – France
- 28% – Portugal
- 27% – United Kingdom
- 26% – Iceland
- 25% – Bulgaria
- 23% – Czech Republic
- 21% – Austria
- 21% – Spain
- 20% – Italy
- 19% – Belgium
- 18% – Germany
- 15% – The Netherlands
The results are from a 2015 WIN/Gallup International global survey. The sample size and methodology was as follows....
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Here's the most recent Gallup survey (worldwide): "Fewer people are willing to fight for their country compared to ten years ago"
And the headline story from Interesting Engineering, May *:
Although
ground robotics trials officially began in 2021, the pace of
development have been influenced by lessons drawn from Ukraine.
France is increasing its combat reliance on robots, as countries worldwide consider the future of warfare.
While many nations have discussed deploying robots in combat, France has developed a concrete roadmap to achieve this goal.
According to an AFP report quoting senior military officials and defense sector stakeholders involved in the nation’s ongoing autonomous systems trials, France’s Ministry of Armed Forces remains on track to deliver battlefield-ready robotic systems by 2040
This timeline was reaffirmed during the third iteration of the Collaboration Homme-Machine (CoHoMa) challenge, an exercise aimed at integrating robotic platforms into future force structures.
First combat robots in 2027
General Bruno Baratz, Commander of Future Combat Programs for the French Army, said operational ground robotic capabilities could be available to front-line units within three years....
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