In the latest episode of the Counter-UAS Technology Series, Warrior Maven Editor-in-Chief Kris Osborn speaks with three representatives of the U.S. Army’s 173rd Airborne Brigade about how the unit is experimenting with drones, counter-drone tactics and emerging technologies through live wargaming and red teaming in Europe.
The discussion explores how small units are integrating commercial and military uncrewed systems into reconnaissance, targeting and attack missions, drawing heavily on lessons from Ukraine and adapting tactics to contested electronic warfare environments.
Osborn and the 173rd Airborne Brigade discuss:
- How red teaming and opposition force scenarios are being used to replicate modern drone warfare conditions.
- The use of FPV drones, reconnaissance platforms and improvised attack techniques at the platoon and company level.
- Operating drones in contested RF environments, including the growing role of fiber-optic control to mitigate jamming
- How emerging technologies are already changing maneuver formations and small-unit tactics
