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Informing the Army’s Future Structure
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25th Inf Div commander has been developing his thoughts on his needs for his theater.
In addition to the drone platoon in the battalion multi-purpose company, and the drone company at brigade he also wants a Launched Effects company in his DivArty firing something comparable to the Shahed (long range and cheap).
At the other end he doesn't want drones at the squad level. He figures platoons can spare/manage the necessary resources to operate drones but it is overload foor his squads.
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I wonder how he feels about the Switchblade type LAMs.
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It all makes me wonder about the big squad/small platoon versus small squads in big platoons.
A tactical entity of 16 to 24 seems to becoming popular.
In addition to the drone platoon in the battalion multi-purpose company, and the drone company at brigade he also wants a Launched Effects company in his DivArty firing something comparable to the Shahed (long range and cheap).
At the other end he doesn't want drones at the squad level. He figures platoons can spare/manage the necessary resources to operate drones but it is overload foor his squads.
No drones for Army squads, teams, 25th Infantry Division leader says
Amid a push to put more small drones in soldiers' hands, the Army is learning there’s a ceiling to the number of unmanned systems that units can handle.
www.armytimes.com
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I wonder how he feels about the Switchblade type LAMs.
Army, AeroVironment ink nearly $1B contract for Switchblade killer drones
The Army awarded drone maker AeroVironment a new indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract worth up to $990 million for multiple variants of the company’s Switchblade loitering munitions.
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Tank-Busting Switchblade 400 Joins AeroVironment's Family Of Kamikaze Drones
The Switchblade 400 leverages the larger 600 design to offer similar capabilities in a shorter-range package that a single person can employ.
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It all makes me wonder about the big squad/small platoon versus small squads in big platoons.
A tactical entity of 16 to 24 seems to becoming popular.
