"The battalion has built a training facility with drone warfare in mind, and its soldiers are heavily invested, he said,sharing that he's got soldiers asking if they can get in on the weekends and log some flying hours. 'That to me is absolutely incredible. Soldiers asking to do extra training over the weekend tells me that we must be doing something right, and it's capturing the imagination of that generation,' Irwin-Clark said."
"Ukraine has shown that drones are part of the 'future of warfare,' he said, and that means knowing how to use them in combat is something that soldiers 'need to be experts at.' Western militaries, including the UK and US, are studying the drone war in Ukraine closely. The conflict has become the most drone-saturated in history, forcing armies to rethink how they fight."
The 1st Battalion of the Irish Guards has made drones a central training focus, with 78 of 300 soldiers now qualified as drone operators. The unit built a drone-focused training facility, set flight-hour targets, and opened a drone hub to expand practical experience. Soldiers are voluntarily seeking extra weekend flying hours, indicating strong engagement. The battalion learned drone tactics directly from Ukrainian troops during Operation Interflex and adjusted its curriculum accordingly. Western militaries are studying the drone-saturated conflict in Ukraine as forces rethink tactics, and the battalion emphasizes developing expert drone operators for future combat.
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