U.S. Army moves to end drone battalion set up to absorb lessons from Ukraine war
The battalion will refocus on airborne infantry after a year of drone drills and lessons from Ukraine, officials said.
- On Thursday, the U.S. Army confirmed plans to phase out the Unmanned Assault Battalion, a specialized unit formed last year to study drone warfare lessons from Ukraine.
- Officials cited long-simmering tension between Acting Army Chief of Staff Gen. Christopher LaNeve and former senior officers Gen. Randy George and Gen. Christopher Donahue, who championed the unit's creation.
- Participating in an exercise through September, the unit will "refocus on its core warfighting tasks as an airborne infantry battalion," an Army official confirmed to CBS News.
- LaNeve published his vision this week in a document titled "The Army Azimuth," stating, "Every Soldier deserves to know where this Army is headed."
- Retired Gen. David Petraeus argued in April that the U.S. "needs to act now to incorporate drones," emphasizing Ukraine's conflict has shown drones' critical role in modern warfare.
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The unit, based in Europe, was created last year to learn the lessons of Ukraine
The war between Russia and Ukraine is a revolution in drone warfare. In order to catch up, the US army in Europe is experimenting with unmanned flying objects. However, after only a few months the attempt will come to an end.
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Army plans to phase out drone unit championed by sacked generals
The U.S. Army plans to phase out a drone unit that was studying and incorporating lessons from foreign wars, including the use of uncrewed systems in the Russia-Ukraine war, an Army official confirmed to The Hill on Thursday. The infantry battalion, known as the Unmanned Assault Battalion, will participate at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center…
Army will shut down unit in Europe focused on learning drone warfare
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.
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