How Modern Army Units Train to Detect and Counter Enemy Drone Threats in the Field

How Modern Army Units Train to Detect and Counter Enemy Drone Threats in the Field

A look inside Fly Trap training with 3rd Platoon, Troop Cavalry Regiment, as soldiers practice spotting enemy observers and responding to drone threats in the field. First Lieutenant Joshua Pugh explains how the unit drills movement, cover, and coordination to counter aerial surveillance and stay ready for modern battlefield challenges.
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Yes. They're just moving within their little position, but I don't know if that will change anything. Yes, they move 120 to the very gate. I understand, this is RE out. FL, if you have RE out, what does it look like? A group of two? Uh, I only see one behind cover right now, but there's probably more than one out there. Got it. Eagle 3-6, uh, First Lieutenant Joshua Pugh. I'm here with the 3rd Platoon of the Eagle Troop Cavalry Regiment. We are conducting " Fly trap" training here, focusing on Five enemy observers, motionless under the tree line.

Eagle 8, this is Joshua, Eagle 8-3, fire to kill, takedown. My group is going around to the right and connecting with you. AC-360 from above. Got it. Move your boys. Let's see what our opponents are doing; We are trying to modernize and advance the initiative to find new ways and systems that the military can mass- produce and use to counter these drones. So my snipers are already waiting in this forest strip. Snipers there, tell me if it's clean Captain Purnell wants you to fly east, that is, right along this ODA, and scan for anything appearing there 3-6, that's 4-1, do you have visual contact with control?

Hey, I'll buy this at the same time. You are going to the right. You are Good. Nomadic T. You nomadic T. Yes, it allows us to detect malfunctions at our level and identify weak points where we need to improve as a unit and as an army as a whole. This reveals the big pain points, as well as the tactics, standard procedures, and combat training that we need to hone and develop so that when we encounter drones, we don't stand idly by. We know exactly what to do, which systems to use, and which ones are best for this scenario. They worked very closely with these vendors both in training and in the So I trust that my soldiers understand these systems. They understand the best use cases for them. And we need more such events. We need drones flying overhead.

We need to respond to them. We need to see when we fail. We need to see when we are succeeding. This will come with time. This will come over time, when we have more opportunities to prepare my boys.

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