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US base commanders to have more say in defeating drone intrusions
Installation commanders are required to submit counter-drone defense plans for their bases within 60 days.
Elite U.S. Special Forces units including the Navy SEALs and Army Green Berets are expanding their use of FPV drones as the Pentagon ramps up drone acquisition.
Military installation commanders now have more leeway to determine threats from unauthorized drones nearby and deal with them.
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DOD ordered to study mental health impacts among military drone pilots
Studies suggest remote warfare requires a level of intimacy with a prospective strike target that conventional air warfare may not.
Russia has been mounting Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite systems on its attack drones to strike deeper into Ukraine, extending their potential flight range to well inside NATO territory, analysts and Ukrainian officials have said.