Lawmakers ask Army to explain why it told a military unit to stop specializing in drone warfare
The U.S. Army recently ordered a military unit in Europe to stop focusing on drone warfare, even though it was created for this purpose less than a year earlier. A bipartisan group of lawmakers is asking the Army to explain this decision, as military strategy increasingly depends on unmanned systems.
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2 sourcesLawmakers Ask Army To Explain Why It Told Military Unit To Stop Specializing In Drone Warfare
Lawmakers ask Army to explain why it told a military unit to stop specializing in drone warfare
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6 sourcesThe Army shut down a specialized drone unit. Legislators want to know why.
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3 sourcesSenators say scrapping specialized Army drone unit ignored the fact that ‘the character of warfare is changing’
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1 articleUS Army shuts down specialized drone warfare unit as lawmakers raise concerns over loss of battlefield expertise
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2 developments- Sep 2Lawmakers ask Army to explain why it told a military unit to stop specializing in drone warfare
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