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U.S. Army says drones are transforming aviation and combined‑arms training

The U.S. Army Aviation Center of Excellence, under Maj. Gen. Clair A. Gill, is integrating unmanned systems into aviation and combined‑arms training, saying drones are "changing everything" for combined‑arms combat. The shift embeds UAS into tactics and instruction, accelerating doctrinal and operational adaptation.

Discovered 2026-02-20T15:13:09.213127-08:00 | 2026-02-20T15:13:09.213127-08:00

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  • The Army is formalizing unmanned systems in tactical instruction and force employment, an evolution that moves UAS from experiment to standard training practice (see embedding UAS into air mission and commander curricula) (source:49cb1acc-105a-4117-a0bb-c0bf62e97685).
  • That operational shift creates near‑term requirements for both new UAS platforms and counter‑UAS measures; recent Army live‑fire tests of proximity‑fuzed rounds and the fielding of VTOL ISR UAS into training illustrate simultaneous investment in offensive and defensive capabilities (source:eb59d71b-0679-4aea-b73c-b9b3097739d5) (source:3773024c-79f8-429f-9750-e94fe88a4675).

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Aviation Week DVIDS / U.S. DoD realcleardefense.com news.ssbcrack.com DefenseNews.com Military Times
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