The Pentagon will host a ‘Top Gun’ school for Ukraine-style attack drones
Next month, Camp Atterbury in Indiana will host a new kind of Top Gun: a high-stakes training ground for military drone pilots mastering first-person kamikaze drones—the kind that have reshaped the battlefield in Ukraine. The Pentagon is leaning hard into this technology, aiming for what it calls “American drone dominance,” but the path isn’t simple. From supply chains reliant on Chinese components to the challenge of replicating real-world combat conditions, U.S. officials know they have catching up to do—and they’re looking to Ukraine’s hard-earned experience for guidance. Patrick Tucker with Defense One has the full story.
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