The new US Army drone course is teaching soldiers that drones aren't always the right weapon

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Two men in green camouflage gear walk across a snowy field holding a large grey drone, with a grey sky and trees behind them.
The proliferation of drones in Ukraine and other conflicts has pushed the US Army to create new drone warfare training.

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Airbus is making a rugged tablet for helicopter crews to control a drone team while flying at high speed

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A Singaporean helicopter crew operator uses an HTeaming tablet.
The HTeaming tablet is meant to be used comfortably on the operator's lap within the cabin.

Airbus

Ukraine showed a British unit that it needs to 3D-print drone parts and be able to do it close to the fight

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Multiple arms hold the grey shape of a drone body, with one person wearing camouflage clothing visible
Ukrainian soldiers are 3D printing drone bodies, parts, and bombs, and the UK is paying attention.

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This US Army drone school is training students on what it's like to be hunted

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US Army soldiers during drone operator training.
US Army personnel fly the commercial UAS First Person View simulators during the inaugural Unmanned Advanced Lethality Course (UALC) at Fort Rucker.

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Infantry will still be fighting in muddy holes even as drones change war, British officer says

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Two men in a trench holding firearms on a grey day.
Drones are prolific in Ukraine, but much of traditional land warfare also remains.

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Ukrainian troops were 'stunned' to learn their British trainers don't use anti-drone nets, UK officer says

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Two men in camoflage outfits and beanies attatch pale-colored netting to a pole
Ukrainian soldiers cover positions and weaponry as a low-cost way to snag and stop Russian drones.

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Inside a Ukrainian drone operator's battle kit, from anti-drone net guns to 'tactical Crocs'

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A man in khaki gear stands in an underground position wearing body equipment that has pockets and pouches, with gear like scissors and a GoPro visable
Dimko Zhluktenko broke down what he carried as a drone operator, picking everything of use and quality so it didn't get too heavy.

Dimko Zhluktenko

Ukrainian drone schools say there's little the West can teach them about fighting a drone war

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Three men stand holding a drone and a phone under trees
Ukraine's drone schools, like Dronarium, are training drone operators for the war and trying to stay on top of fast-changing tech and tactics.

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Over 80% of every battlefield hit against Russia is now being carried out by a drone, Zelenskyy says

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A Ukrainian serviceman pilots a quadcopter drone next to him.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that the overwhelming majority of the drones used to strike Russian targets are now manufactured locally.

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Ukraine's new 35-year-old defense minister made 2 influential Telegram bloggers his advisors for drone warfare

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Mykhailo Fedorov stands during an event.
Mykhailo Fedorov, now Ukraine's defense minister, was previously its minister for digital transformation.

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