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Army Drone Unit Reverts to Infantry | Charlotte News
An Army drone experiment in Europe is over as the 173rd Airborne Brigade is ordered back to its infantry roots. After a year of building and testing FPV drones inspired by Ukraine’s battlefield success, the unit—formed last November with 600 soldiers—is now being reshaped under new leadership. General Christopher LaNeve, the Army’s acting chief of staff, has shifted focus away from drone specialization, emphasizing timeless warfare principles over unmanned tech. Though the unit’s drone work will inform future force design, its current mission is now airborne infantry, ending a bold experiment…
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