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Army Light Brigade Tests S-MET, Small Drones In Hawaii For Transformation In Contact Effort

Army Light Brigade Tests S-MET, Small Drones In Hawaii For Transformation In Contact Effort
A US Army small unmanned aerial system assigned to the 2nd Light Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division prepares to take off from the Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center on Dillingham Airfield, Oahu, Hawaii, on Oct. 7 (US Army/ Staff Sgt. Brenden Delgado)

An Army unit recently completed a training rotation in Hawaii putting new tech, including small drones and equipment-carrying ground robots, to the test in the field capturing the latest set of lessons as part of the “Transformation in Contact” (TiC) initiative to inform the service’s rapid fielding decisions. Maj. Gen. Marcus Evans, commander of the 25th Infantry Division, detailed his 2nd Brigade’s recent experience operating with the new light brigade combat team concept during a Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center…

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