French 68th African Artillery Regiment reorganizes Caesar batteries to improve survivability amid drone threats

France’s 68th African Artillery Regiment is restructuring its Caesar howitzer batteries into smaller, more dispersed two-gun sections and creating an artillery-support section to prepare firing positions, decoys, and ammunition plots to reduce vulnerability to drone observation and counter-battery fire. The regiment tested the model at Canjuers camp and during Exercise Orion 2026, with a permanent transition planned to begin next year.