Ukrainian Drone Operators ‘Easily Defeated’ U.S. Troops in Military Exercise: WSJ
The exercise involved about 3,500 American troops, and Ukrainian drone operators repeatedly forced the U.S. side to adapt its tactics.
- Ukrainian drone operators reportedly repeatedly detected and virtually destroyed U.S. troops and armored vehicles during the Combined Resolve military exercise in Germany earlier this year.
- About 3,500 U.S. personnel, primarily from the Army’s 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, participated in the exercise against a force that included Ukraine’s 412th Regiment of Unmanned Systems.
- Ukrainian reconnaissance drones quickly identified U.S. armored vehicles, after which explosive-dropping and first-person-view drones simulated attacks that forced the American units to be repeatedly “re-spawned” in the exercise.
- U.S. troops improved during the two-week exercise by dispersing their forces, concealing vehicles and making greater use of electronic warfare and counter-drone systems, according to an Army official.
- The results highlighted Ukraine’s extensive battlefield experience with drones and prompted the U.S. military to increase efforts to learn from Ukrainian tactics and incorporate them into American training and counter-drone capabilities.
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Ukrainian drones defeated US military in exercises in Germany - WSJDuring Combined Resolve exercises in Germany, Ukrainian drone operators from the 412th Nemesis Regiment defeated the American military. The NATO general called the changes impressive after the joint training.
WSJ: Ukrainian drone operators ‘easily defeated’ U.S. troops in military exercise
Ukrainian servicemen from the 412th Unmanned Systems Forces (USF) regiment “defeated” a U.S. armored brigade during an exercise this spring, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing its own sources.
In recent months, Ukraine has already demonstrated its effectiveness in drone combat in military maneuvers with Western troops. This time, it is hit by a US tank brigade. In the simulated battle on a practice site in Germany, the unit gets heavy losses at the beginning of the year.
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