Sometimes a small story gives you a big idea, and today it’s a report this week out of Ft. Campbell, Ky., where soldiers from the 2nd Brigade Combat Team of the 101st Airborne Division launched a deadly new DIY project. Taking inspiration from the Russo-Ukraine War and a dash of “necessity is the mother of invention,” soldiers are 3D printing their own drones.
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The unit was faced with a couple of problems when it came to procuring the Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) its soldiers needed to stay lethal in a combat environment increasingly dominated by tiny flying bombs and surveillance systems.
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One problem was the old Army attitude where soldiers were disciplined for losing assets, even though drones are supposed to be cheap,
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