A US Army commander says facing Ukrainian hunters helped his troops figure out how to use armor in a drone-heavy fight
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Russia's war in Ukraine has demonstrated that tanks and armored vehicles are vulnerable to drone threats. Obsolescence, though, is up for debate.
A US Army commander says facing Ukrainian hunters helped his troops figure out how to use armor in a drone-heavy fight
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Soldiers carry pump-action shotguns as a last-resort defense against the Russian drones that have saturated the battlefield.

Ukrainian drone pilots teach the US military and NATO hard battlefield lessons.

Uncrewed ground vehicles, or UGVs, can present logistics, power, navigation, and control challenges for soldiers, he said.

Models for reconnaissance, rescue, interception and attack are changing the way both sides operate

Ukrainian commanders said one of the benefits of the robots is their ability to increase Kyiv's "operational endurance."

To protect critical military infrastructure, the US needs a layer of counter-drone systems, officials said.