• US Army embarking on drone use overhaul - Thank You, President Biden!

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    "product of more than a year of experimentation"

    https://archive.ph/twjBM

    HOHENFELS, Germany—The U.S. Army is embarking
    on its largest overhaul since the end of the
    Cold War, with plans to equip each of its
    combat divisions with around 1,000 drones and
    to shed outmoded weapons and other equipment.

    The plan, the product of more than a year of
    experimentation at this huge training range
    in Bavaria and other U.S. bases, draws heavily
    on lessons from the war in Ukraine, where small
    unmanned aircraft used in large numbers have
    transformed the battlefield.

    The Army’s 10 active-duty divisions would shift
    heavily into unmanned aircraft if the plan is
    carried out, using them for surveillance, to
    move supplies and to carry out attacks.

    To glean the lessons from Ukraine’s war against
    Russia, U.S. officers have debriefed its
    military personnel and consulted contractors who
    have worked with the Kyiv’s military about their
    innovative use of drones.

    “We’ve got to learn how to use drones, how to
    fight with them, how to scale them, produce them,
    and employ them in our fights so we can see
    beyond line of sight,” said Col. Donald Neal,
    the commander of the U.S. 2nd Cavalry Regiment.
    “We’ve always had drones since I’ve been in the
    Army, but it has been very few.”


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