Yes, but for reasons not mentioned in the article. They've had major advancements in robot technology and they're simply replacing ground troops with robots and

Yes, but for reasons not mentioned in the article. They've had major advancements in robot technology and they're simply replacing ground troops with robots and drones. Also advancements in efficiency and automation allow smaller crews to do the same tasks and operate the same vehicles. Lasers, railguns, drones, and robots will dominate the battlefields very, very soon. Humans will just be there to talk to people and tell the robots to go capture / kill / defend / build things.