El Ejército Británico realizó la Drone War Competition en la que participaron 23 equipos de soldados de unidades blindadas y de ingenieros, con la finalidad de probar sus aptitudes para los nuevos escenarios de guerra, empleando sistemas autónomos y también defendiéndose de ellos. Este evento realizado en la Real Academia Militar de Sandhurst, desafiaba a los equipos para cumplir seis misiones diferentes a lo largo del itinerario de la patrulla, evaluando las habilidades individuales y de grupo para operar diferentes tipos de drones, en distintas situaciones típicas de combate planteadas.
The UK has held its first-ever “Drone Wars” competition, bringing together more than 23 teams of soldiers from armored units and engineering units across the British Army to test their drone warfare skills.
Held at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, the competition challenged teams to complete six tasks along a patrol route, testing their ability to operate different drone systems in a range of battlefield scenarios.
Using first-person view (FPV) drones, participants had to strike a moving vehicle, fly into a bunker and destroy it, and hit a target using video captured by a separate drone.
The challenges extended beyond strikes. Soldiers also had to locate teammates and deliver medical supplies, conduct reconnaissance, and identify an enemy position to direct artillery fire.
The event was organized by the 16 Air Assault Brigade, the British Army’s lead unit for training soldiers to fight with and against drones.
“Drones are no longer a specialist field, and every soldier needs to be aware of how to use drones and how to defend against drones used by the enemy,” said Major Callum Jones, event organizer and member of the 1st Battalion of the Royal Gurkha Rifles.
“What we are testing is how soldiers use drones tactically, not how well they can fly them … this is a chance to learn from each other and share skills.”
Stepping Out of Comfort Zone
The competition also gave soldiers from other units hands-on experience operating drones. Among them was Trooper Darel Anderson of the Household Cavalry Regiment, who typically drives an armored personnel carrier.
Anderson used a Skydio drone to locate targets, while his partner, fellow trooper Harvey Chilman, operated an FPV system to strike them.
“I was the first in my regiment to qualify as an FPV pilot and I’ve got more than 170 flying hours. In the competition I’ve flown two strike missions and hit both targets, so it’s gone well!” Chilman said.
Alongside the tactical competition, soldiers took part in the Military International Drone Racing Tournament, where military teams from around the world raced FPV drones through an obstacle course.
Fuente: https://dronefront.com
