Ukrainian drone operators "simulated" the destruction of a U.S. armored brigade during exercises in Germany
During the Combined Resolve military exercises in Germany, Ukrainian drone operators repeatedly detected and simulated strikes against U.S. troops and armored vehicles. In one instance, they simulated taking an entire U.S. armored brigade out of action, NDTV World reports, citing The Wall Street Journal.
The Combined Resolve exercises took place in April and May and focused on ground combat operations. U.S. units equipped with armored vehicles, infantry, helicopters, drones, and other equipment participated in the exercises. Live ammunition is rarely used in such exercises: simulated hits are recorded when a drone flies over the equipment or close enough to it for an observer to confirm the result.
According to the publication, Ukrainian teams were inflicting simulated hits so quickly that some of the U.S. equipment had to be reintroduced into the exercise scenario as new units. After repeating the exercises for about two weeks, U.S. military personnel began to better disperse their forces, conceal their movements, and employ electronic warfare measures to make it more difficult to detect and engage targets. A U.S. Army representative told the publication about this.
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Subsequently, Ukrainian operators joined forces with the U.S. military and trained them in the offensive use of drones. According to NDTV World, they were also effective in this role.
U.S. Air Force General Alexus Grinkevich, whom NDTV World refers to as NATO’s top military commander, stated that exercises against Ukrainian forces provide NATO troops with tangible training results. Ukrainian units have gained experience during nearly four and a half years of war against Russia—the aggressor state—particularly in the use, repair, and modernization of drones in combat conditions.
NDTV World also reports that the U.S. is testing Ukrainian drones with a view to potential procurement. According to the publication, U.S. forces have used counter-drone systems—developed and tested during the war in Ukraine—to protect troops in Iran.
