A bipartisan group of senators is demanding that the US Army explain why it eliminated an experimental drone battalion less than a year after creating the unit to study modern drone warfare.
The inquiry follows an order from acting Army Chief of Staff Gen. Christopher LaNeve to convert the 173rd Airborne Brigade’s Unmanned Assault Battalion back into an airborne infantry unit.
In a letter signed by senators from New Hampshire, North Carolina, Maine, and Ohio, the lawmakers warned that the decision could undermine efforts to apply battlefield lessons from Ukraine and other theaters across the US military.
Read the full story on our new publication, The Drone Front: Lawmakers Press US Army Over Shutdown of Drone Assault Battalion