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US Army phasing out Ukraine-inspired drone assault battalion: Report

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“The Army took a major step to prepare for wars of the future in January when it established a new battalion in Europe to master the art of fighting with drones and ground robots,” the Wall Street Journal reports. “But the much touted drone assault battalion is being phased out. After participating in a major exercise in Germany in August and September, the unit will report its findings to the Army to guide future experimentation, shed its drone assault role and ‘refocus on its core warfighting tasks as an airborne infantry battalion.'”

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General Christopher LaNeve, interim chief of staff, wants to make his mark at the head of the army, by targeting the flagship project of his predecessor, sacked by Pete Hegseth

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