Fort Rucker launches its first-ever advanced drone training course

'We're behind': US soldier leading catch-up crash course says the Army has to aggressively close the drone gap

TKUS Army photo by Sgt. Mariah Y. GonzalezThe US Army's got a new three-week crash course on flying drones.It's an aggressive attempt to catch up on drone warfare, the director said.The Army has made drones a top capability in the coming years and is testing them heavily in the field.The US Army has a new crash course on drones. Right now, it's basic, fast, and aimed primarily at catching soldiers up on what they've been missing.It's an example …

Fort Rucker launches its first-ever advanced drone training course

In the shifting landscape of warfare, Fort Rucker, Alabama, is working to adapt, and quickly — with the Army’s Aviation Center of Excellence recently launching its first Unmanned Advanced Lethality Course.“This is the first time the Army has done this in a TRADOC setting, coordinating between three difference COEs,” Maj. Wolf Amacker, the chief of the AVCOE Directorate of Training and Doctrine UAS and Tactics Branch, said in an Army release. “We…

US Army Aviation Center of Excellence Launches Unmanned Advanced Lethality Course to Equip Soldiers for Future Warfare

FORT RUCKER, Ala. — In a bold move to modernize battlefield capabilities and close critical training gaps, the U.S. Army Aviation Center of Excellence (AVCO ...