Re: Trump Says Drones Aren't The Future of Warfare - Disbands US Army Drone Unit

Gillian <[email protected]> wrote in news:[email protected]:

> He says the military needs to build more $4 million a piece missiles 
> (complete with microwave oven and luxury audio package) and make sure
> our troops are mean by checking their Testosterone levels every
> Tuesday. 
> 
> 
> Army plans to phase out drone unit championed by sacked generals
> by Filip Timotija - 08/20/26 7:05 PM ET
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> 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 this month and
> next month in Germany. After the exercises, the battalion will
> "refocus on its core warfighting tasks as an airborne infantry
> battalion assigned to a Mobile Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), " the
> official said. 
> 
> The unit is part of the 173rd Airborne Brigade, a quick-reaction light
> infantry brigade team stationed in Vicenza, Italy. It was championed
> by former Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George, who was ousted by
> Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth earlier this year.
> 
> The U. S. Army Europe and Africa, with the backing of the Army and U.
> S. European Command, tasked the infantry battalion to "prototype an
> employment concept for a tactical unmanned systems battalion, " the
> official said. 
> 
> The unit was also championed by Gen. Chris Donahue, the former
> commander of U. S. Army Europe and Africa, whose July removal by
> Hegseth divided Republican lawmakers on Capitol Hill.
> 
> The Army did not respond to The Hill's request for comment.
> 
> The decision to gradually eliminate the unit was criticized by
> military experts, who point to Ukraine as a real-world "battle lab" to
> learn how drones are changing modern warfare, with the most
> experienced drone operators in the world, who are constantly learning
> and adapting amid Russian attacks.



Trump doesn't want military technology that
works, he wants technology that looks cool.
Battleships, bombers, infantry assaults, and
all named after him, of course.