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US Army U-turn over futuristic drone and robot unit is slammed as 'deeply dangerous'
2026-08-20
[Daily Mail, where America gets its news] The US Army is set to phase out its drone assault battalion in a shock 'back to basics' U-turn that critics are branding 'deeply regretful and dangerous.'

In a statement to the Wall Street Journal, the Army declared that it would be shifting its focus away from its battalion exploring drones and ground robots.

The move comes after the unit participated in a 'major exercise' in Germany in August and September, the outlet reported.

They are set to report their findings back to the Army for any future experimentation before the idea is shelved and the unit returns to 'core warfighting tasks as an airborne infantry battalion,' an Army official told the Journal.

General Christopher LaNeve, acting chief of staff of the Army, told the outlet that the strategy was part of a 'back to basics' shift.
Still cleaning out the nonsense absorbed during the Biden-Harris Politburo’s DEI push? Drones and robots can be slotted into place once the basics are consistently mastered again.
LaNeve replaced General Randy George who championed the robotic initiative, but was fired by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in April. LaNeve had previously served as Hegseth's senior military assistant in the Pentagon, the New York Times reported.

The drone-assault battalion was brought on amid the war in Ukraine, where tactics using drones have proved a powerful force.

Mykhailo Fedorov, former Minister of Defense in Ukraine, championed their developing defense industry as a 'global epicenter for military technological innovation,' the New Voice of Ukraine reported.
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