US Army formalizes 'new basics' incl. UAS, counter-UAS and EM signature camouflage

The US Army’s 2nd Cavalry Regiment is institutionalizing new baseline soldier skills—small UAS operation, counter-UAS employment, unmanned ground vehicle usage, and electromagnetic-signature camouflage—validated through the multinational Project Flytrap exercises. The novelty is the shift from ad-hoc trials to battalion-level operational capability and standardized training/badging, reflecting doctrinal adaptation to drone-saturated battlefields.