Military
Ukraine's Drone Revolution Is Forcing the US Army to Reinvent Armored Warfare
At Fort Stewart, Georgia, US soldiers who enlisted to drive tanks are now piloting drones on laptops. The Army's Transformation in Contact initiative is absorbing lessons from Ukraine's battlefield, where cheap drones are destroying armor at an unprecedented rate.
Key Takeaways
- Fort Stewart soldiers train on drone simulators instead of traditional armored scout roles
- Ukraine's cheap FPV drones have destroyed hundreds of tanks, forcing doctrine changes
- Transformation in Contact lets junior soldiers drive experimentation from the bottom up
- Army must integrate drones into formations designed around tanks and heavy firepower
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