## Dust – A Spy's Find The Combined Resolve military exercises took place earlier this year, involving around 3,500 American servicemen. Their task was to storm positions reinforced by Ukrainian troops from the 412th Nemesis Unmanned Systems Regiment. According to sources, Ukrainian drone operators easily detected American units and armored vehicles that had arrived as part of the rotation from Fort Hood in Texas, which were equipped with standard electronic warfare systems and counter-drone measures. Heavy armored vehicles kicked up dust, making them easier for Ukrainian reconnaissance drones to spot. Subsequently, conditional kamikaze drones targeted them. ## Learning Military Affairs the Right Way During the exercises, drone operators were able to effortlessly detect and conditionally strike American units and armored vehicles. Ukrainian drones destroyed American equipment so quickly that it had to be returned to the training scenario as new conditional units. In real combat, American tanks would have run out before the end of the battle. To be fair, over the two weeks of exercises, the Americans improved their counter-drone tactics: dispersing, camouflaging equipment, and using electronic warfare systems. ## A Trend, However It is worth noting that this information only confirms a trend that has emerged during the war in Ukraine: the presence of drones radically changes modern combat operations, making armored vehicles, which were previously the cornerstone of attack in all military doctrines, critically vulnerable. This, in turn, significantly complicates offensive actions. This is currently evident not only in the Ukrainian war but also, for example, in the war in Southern Lebanon, where the Israeli army was unable to achieve a deep breakthrough, encountering Hezbollah drones.
