U.S. Army Soldiers Test Swarms of Small Unmanned Aerial Aircraft Systems At Fort Bragg

FORT BRAGG, NORTH CAROLINA - SEPTEMBER 16: (EDITOR'S NOTE: This Handout clip was provided by a third-party organization and may not adhere to Getty Images' editorial policy.) In this handout footage from the U.S. Department of War, a swarm of drones touches down on September 16, 2026 in Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Scarlet Dragon 26-3 is an XVIII Airborne Corps experimentation event that brings Soldiers and industry partners together to test and integrate emerging unmanned aircraft, counter-unmanned aircraft, autonomous technologies, sensors, and command-and-control capabilities. Conducted in realistic field conditions, the exercise evaluates detection, tracking, sensor-to-shooter integration, and operational workflows against complex and massed aerial threats. (Footage handout by U.S. Department Of War/Milmotion via Getty Images).

FORT BRAGG, NORTH CAROLINA - SEPTEMBER 16: (EDITOR'S NOTE: This Handout clip was provided by a third-party organization and may not adhere to Getty Images' editorial policy.) In this handout footage from the U.S. Department of War, a swarm of drones touches down on September 16, 2026 in Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Scarlet Dragon 26-3 is an XVIII Airborne Corps experimentation event that brings Soldiers and industry partners together to test and integrate emerging unmanned aircraft, counter-unmanned aircraft, autonomous technologies, sensors, and command-and-control capabilities. Conducted in realistic field conditions, the exercise evaluates detection, tracking, sensor-to-shooter integration, and operational workflows against complex and massed aerial threats. (Footage handout by U.S. Department Of War/Milmotion via Getty Images).
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