Drone Boot Camp: Army Exercises Test Soldiers, Tech and Plans for Future
The US Army is pitting ideas born in Washington against battlefield realities, with the outcomes shaping how future wars will be fought. Recent exercises at the National Training Center in...
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The US Army is pitting ideas born in Washington against battlefield realities, with the outcomes shaping how future wars will be fought. Recent exercises at the National Training Center in California and the Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center in Hawaii sent newly reorganized units of soldiers, artillery and armor onto training ranges equipped with cutting-edge drones and the means to defeat them. Among the thousands of personnel involved, some of the young soldiers had been with their units just a few days, as had the equipment they were learning to use. The learning curve is steep: one unit deep in the jungle watched its reconnaissance drone crash into a tree after running low on battery while struggling with a software glitch. Bloomberg News National Security Reporter Courtney McBride joins Bloomberg Businessweek Daily to discuss. She speaks with Carol Massar and Tim Stenovec. (Source: Bloomberg)