The U.S. Army is implementing new training standards for snipers to counter UAVs
The United States Armed Forces have overhauled their sniper training program at Fort Benning.
Forbes reports this.
The main goal of the reform is to teach soldiers how to survive in modern warfare, where high-tech unmanned aerial vehicles have become the primary threat.
Staff Sergeant Brett Bollinger, who is directly involved in training personnel, emphasized that the development of enemy technology has forced the command to completely rethink outdated approaches to camouflage.
Modern drones, equipped with thermal imaging cameras and electromagnetic sensors, are capable of detecting soldiers even in the most challenging conditions.
Traditional methods of concealing positions are becoming nearly useless against technology that detects human body heat through dense vegetation.
“We are evaluating products designed to neutralize thermal sensors, whether in airborne or ground-based systems,” Brett Bollinger officially stated during a discussion of new training methods.
The current training course involves not only improving marksmanship skills but also a deep study of how UAVs operate.
Snipers are training to deceive sophisticated sensors and optical devices that can identify their location from a great distance.
To maximize the realism of the training, the military involves private drone developers in the process.
Joint exercises allow for the rapid testing of new camouflage methods and the verification of their effectiveness using real-time thermal imaging systems.
During recent tests, specialists achieved significant results in concealing equipment and personnel.
“We managed to camouflage a vehicle, create a static shelter, and then observe using thermal imaging products that the company developed to see what such a scene looks like and how effective their technology is,” Bollinger shared the results of the tests.
As a reminder, the U.S. has begun massively deploying troops to the Middle East.
The U.S. Army has also developed drones shaped like coyotes.
