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HOHENFELS, Germany — As the morning fog lifted over rolling, wooded hills in Bavaria, southeast Germany, a drone swept down to the grassy clearing and two U.S. infantrymen ran out of a nearby forest to change two long, black batteries. Under the cover of trees nearby, another soldier was on a laptop monitoring the activity of that drone and several others, tracking an enemy vehicle several miles away.
Developed and tested using information from the real-life battlefield in Ukraine, the drone was one of several pieces of technology including light vehicles and updated communication devices that were being tested for the first time by the U.S. Army in Europe. Drone operators of the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, prepare for a launch. 1st Lt. Jake Baumert told NBC News earlier this month as his new unmanned systems platoon experimented with the newequipment to figure out how best to use it in traditional infantry fighting. “They have missions and they are semiautonomous, not fully autonomous, but you plan it, and you can direct it if you want to,” added the 28-year-old from Dallas. Deploying multiple drones including short-range quadcopters similar to those available in stores to the public, his platoon observed the opposing force’s tactical vehicles. They also sent up larger unmanned aerial vehicles that flew semiautonomously.
As well as being able to start and land them with a click of a button on their laptop, operators could also hand control of the drones to other units hidden in dense forest several miles away, while the information they gathered could be shared instantly with colleagues or commanders. “I think the biggest advantage is the technology that’s in the drone and its ability to give you data,” Baumert said. Cpl. Colt Nolan, 21, from Tucson, Ariz., launches a short-range drone used for surveillance.
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During Ukraine’s three-year war with Russia and Israel’s fight with Hamas in Gaza, lessons learned had identified a need for faster development and modernization, as the war’s character had changed rapidly. **Sgt. Maj. Michael Weimer of the Army described the experience as “really identified that we’ve got to get faster at staying competitive,”” in a interview late last month. Experience had garnered lessons from Iran’s missile and drone attacks on Israel, as well as those by its Houthi proxy army in Yemen. The lessons were gaining traction, according to Ed Arnold, a European security expert at the Royal United Services Institute, a London-based think tank. “Using drones to spot targets is one of the most important things we have learned from Ukraine,” he said.
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The lessons U.S. and NATO troops are learning from Ukraine and implementing in their training are game changers, according to Ed Arnold, a European security expert at the Royal United Services Institute, a London-based think tank. “Using drones to spot targets is one of the most important things we have learned from Ukraine,” he said. “As an example, using artillery strikes. There’s nowhere to hide on the battlefield,” he added.
Above the Hohenfels training area in Germany, a medium-range drone operated by U.S. infantry soldiers flies over. The lessons learned in Ukraine and from the Houthi and Moscat attacks are viewpoints for a rapid modernization, perRoots with 2000 words.
