Want to Maximize Drone Integration in Close Combat? Create a Professional Drone Specialization Inside the Infantry (opens in new tab)

During our brigade’s recent rotation at the Joint Readiness Training Center, an infantry battalion discovered something essential to success on the modern battlefield. Tasked to screen the approach of a larger air assault, 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry built a layered web of sensors—company drone operators tied directly to mortar sections, scout teams pushed beyond the