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US Army unit applies drone assembled completely in-house, applies 3D-printed 'Dragoon Bombs' with ball bearing shrapnel
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The U.S. Army’s 2nd Cavalry Regiment (2CR), based in Bavaria, Germany, has successfully launched an attack drone it claims is the first the unit has built and flown.
Key facts
- While large UAVs have been used in combat by the U.S. military for decades, the use of small commercial drones for war gained widespread attention after Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022
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- The U.S. Army’s 2nd Cavalry Regiment (2CR), based in Bavaria, Germany, has successfully launched an attack drone it claims is the first the unit has built and flown
- You can see the drone in action in the video embedded
Summary
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