The Army's top general has directed a Europe-based unit specializing in drone warfare to revert to traditional infantry roles. The 173rd Airborne Brigade has spent over a year experimenting with drones, influenced by tactics from the Ukraine-Russia conflict.
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Army will shut down a unit in Europe focused on learning drone warfare
The decision to phase out the Army drone battalion comes amid tension between senior officers who envisioned the unit and the acting chief of staff of the Army.
The Army's top general has directed a Europe-based unit specializing in drone warfare to revert to traditional infantry roles. The 173rd Airborne Brigade has spent over a year experimenting with drones, influenced by tactics from the Ukraine-Russia conflict.
WASHINGTON — An Army unit based in Europe that was specializing in drone warfare has been directed to end its efforts to learn and use the battlefield technology and return to being a traditional infantry battalion, officials said Thursday.
The U.S. Army plans to phase out a drone unit that was studying and incorporating lessons from foreign wars, including the use of unnamed systems in the Russia-Ukraine war, an Army official confirmed to The Hill on Thursday.
The U.S. Army decided to phase out a new drone battalion set up earlier this year to help the U.S. catch up in its use of the crucial technology. The decision to shut it down came amid tension between top Army officials, including two who were fired or forced into early retirement.
The U.S. Army plans to phase out a drone unit that was studying and incorporating lessons from foreign wars, including the use of unnamed systems in the Russia-Ukraine war
The U.S. Army is phasing out an experimental specialist battalion meant to learn drone warfare -- but not everyone in the military is in agreement on whether this is the best path forward. Aaron MacLean explains.
The Army has decided to phase out a drone battalion that was set up to learn lessons from the Russia-Ukraine war, where both sides are at the forefront of autonomous military equipment and technology. This unit, known as the Unmanned Assault Battalion, will “soon refocus on its core warfighting task…
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