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National Guard soldiers training with 'pocket-sized' drones
New York National Guard soldiers tested new “pocket-sized” drones that the service hopes to one day field to every squad in the Army.
Lt. Col. Gary Barney, commander of the 27th IBCT’s 2nd Squadron, 101st Cavalry Regiment said in a statement to Task & Purpose that the drones would help scout teams “make contact with the enemy with the smallest available force.” Jeffrey Anicet, a joint fire support specialist with 1st Battalion, 258th Field Artillery Regiment, and native of Middletown, New York told the Army in a release that the system gives soldiers more target visibility. Soldiers also said the SBS made base defense and security easier compared to larger loitering drones like the RQ-11B Raven “that’s continuously moving versus one that you can stop and hover and look at it.”
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