Army Moves to Equip Every Squad With Small Drones, Still Needs Trained Operators

The Army is moving to field enough small, one-way attack drones to equip every squad by the end of the month, an Army official told reporters on Sept 17, and then will shift its focus from acquiring the systems to training soldiers to operate them. Gregory Merkl, the Army’s Drone Dominance director, said the Army has already fielded 10,000 drones and is fielding an additional 30,000, which he said is sufficient to supply the squad level. The Army’s effort is part of Defense Secretary Pete H