Army to nix drone battalion set up to absorb lessons from Ukraine war
Summary
The U.S. Army plans to end a drone battalion created last year to study drone warfare and learn from the Ukraine conflict. The decision follows internal disagreements among top Army leaders and a change in senior leadership.Key Facts
- The drone battalion, called the Unmanned Assault Battalion, was formed to specialize in using drones in combat.
- It was created to gather lessons from drone use in the ongoing Ukraine war.
- The unit is part of the 173rd Airborne Brigade, whose soldiers are trained to parachute into combat.
- The decision to shut down the battalion followed tensions between acting Army Chief of Staff Gen. Christopher LaNeve and former senior officers who supported the drone unit.
- The former Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George and Gen. Christopher Donahue were key supporters of the battalion but left the Army before the shutdown decision.
- The battalion will complete an exercise by September before returning to standard airborne infantry duties.
- LaNeve published a plan emphasizing traditional soldier skills alongside new tech like drones but plans no special drone unit.
- Retired General David Petraeus has stated the U.S. needs to adopt more drones in future warfare.
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