The only problem: the detector didn't find anything. First Lt. Adam Hendrick, commander of a platoon within the MFRC, guessed the Bal Chatri was not picking the drone up because it was American-made, and therefore marked as safe.
Over the course of five days, Defense One watched as the MFRC brought its superior technology to bear against Geronimo's experienced 'enemy' soldiers across 250,000 acres of pine forest, even as temperatures soared into the high 90s with over 60 percent humidity.
Most Army units are not like this. For years, the service fielded equipment like it handed out uniforms: everyone got the same thing. The problem is that distributing tech in that way can take years.
The new unit-launched in March and one of just three similar units across the entire Army-is tasked with testing out new technology in real-world conditions and developing new, innovative doctrine.
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