Ukraine's experience saved the American army from a strategic mistake,
The American army is now actively implementing innovations used by the Ukrainian Defense Forces.
Ukraine's experience in using drones against Russian invaders saved the American army from strategic mistakes in creating its own unmanned systems. Air And Space Forces Magazine writes about this.
In September 2023, the Pentagon launched the Replicator program, within which it is planned to saturate American troops with unmanned aerial vehicles and means of countering enemy drones. The first phase of this project – delivering thousands of “low-cost autonomous platforms” to troops – should be completed by July 2025, according to Aditi Kumar, deputy director of the Pentagon's Office of Defense Innovation. After this, the second stage begins – the supply of countermeasures systems…