A Ukrainian unit specialized in the use of drones disabled, in a military simulation in Germany, an entire US armored brigade, showing the vulnerabilities of the US army to the new drone warfare. This is reported by the Wall Street Journal, reconstructing what happened during the Combined Resolve exercise between April and May.
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About 3,500 American soldiers, mostly belonging to the 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team of the 1st Cavalry Division, were to attack a position defended by opposition forces in the training area, reinforced by Ukrainian operators of the 412th Unmanned Systems Forces Regiment, known as Nemesis. According to US officials cited by the newspaper, the Ukrainian drones managed to “eliminate” the American armored brigade.
US heavy vehicles raised large amounts of dust during movements, making them easily detectable by reconnaissance drones. These were followed by aircraft simulating the dropping of explosives and FPV drones intended to crash into targets. The speed with which the American vehicles were neutralized forced the organizers to repeatedly reintroduce them into the exercise as new units to allow the simulation to continue.
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The scenario was repeated over the two weeks of training and, according to an army official, US forces progressively improved their performance, learning to disperse, camouflage, and better use electronic warfare. Midway through the exercise, the Ukrainians also changed deployment, helping the Americans to use drones offensively.
The WSJ emphasizes that the episode highlights the experience gap accumulated by Ukraine after years of war against Russia. Similar exercises have seen Ukrainian units prevail over British, Swedish, and other NATO contingents. The Pentagon is now increasing training and exchanges with Kyiv to gain experience in drone warfare tactics and systems to counter them.
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