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A U.S.-built drone flew for nearly nine hours during a military ‘Game of Drones’ event.
A U.S.-built drone flew for nearly nine hours during a military ‘Game of Drones’ event.
With 1,900 drones and tactics lifted straight from Ukraine battlefields, an exercise tested whether soldiers could adapt to a battlefield where troops and vehicles that remain exposed or stationary can be struck within minutes.
The annual Saber Junction exercise in Germany is testing how U.S. and allied forces adapt to an increasingly drone-saturated battlefield modeled on Russian tactics.
Such technological advancements are increasingly in demand as the U.S. and other countries prepare their armed forces for drone-dominated warfare.
U.S. Air Force deploys new counterdrone and laser defense systems across Europe to defend bases against increasingly sophisticated drone threats.