Cameron Says Britain Needs More Drones to Combat ISIS Threat

Britain’s military should invest more in drones and elite troops to help counter the threat from the ISIS

British army officers walk on an area with WW1 practise trenches in Gosport, southern England, Thursday, March 6, 2014. AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis

LONDON—Britain’s military should invest more in drones and elite troops to help counter the threat from the ISIS, Prime Minister David Cameron said Monday, calling terrorism one of the “evolving threats” facing the U.K.

British defense chiefs are conducting a strategic policy review and Cameron said he has asked them to consider boosting quick-response counterterrorism capabilities such as “spy planes, drones and special forces.”

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