How US Army battle tests drones for arctic warfare

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The U.S. Army primarily battle tests drones for the Arctic through the 11th Airborne Division (the "Arctic Angels"), which conducts extreme cold-weather evaluations in Alaska to refine tactics and hardware resilience. Conducted at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, this exercise integrated small unmanned aircraft systems (sUAS), counter-UAS, and electronic warfare (EW) into a single reconnaissance unit.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/today-explained--6659607/support.Don’t miss our latest episodes! follow us to stay updates with fresh news everyday. Let’s keep the support our podcast to serve update news entire the world!

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