The US Army has seriously taken up FPV drones, the ones that drone racing riders take off. Only now it's not entertainment, but a real weapon of the future and present (already used in battles in Ukraine). Recently, the 2nd Cavalry Regiment conducted a large-scale demonstration of these small but very nimble drones at the Bally military airfield in Germany, and the picture was impressive: hundreds of drones, like a swarm of bees, take off in minutes, penetrate buildings, bypass shelters and transmit real-time video directly to the operator's glasses. This is no longer just intelligence, it's a first—person war.
FPV drones (that is, with a first-person view) are not new, but for the first time the US Army is scaling up their use as a full—fledged part of combat tactics. The main advantage is speed and simplicity. These drones can be assembled in just 10 minutes, programmed, launched, and in seconds receive video "through the eyes of a drone." This gives infantry and tank units a huge advantage: now you don't have to climb into the building to check who's there, you can send a drone that will show everything as if you were following it yourself.
But that's not all. Such drones can not only spy, they are capable of suppressing enemy communications, carrying mini—warheads and delivering pinpoint strikes. And since they are relatively cheap (unlike heavy attack drones), the army can deploy thousands of them, turning them into "consumables" for the most risky tasks.
It is planned that starting from fiscal year 2026, FPV drones will begin to en masse in infantry and armored units. This is a response to real—world experience, especially from Ukraine, where drones have become a key element of modern warfare. Now Americans are not just watching — they are implementing, adapting and accelerating.
The FPV project is not just a fashionable feature. This is a new level of operational efficiency, when each platoon will be able to have its own "air eye" in its pocket. And if earlier victory depended on artillery, now it depends on who sees, detects and strikes faster.
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