Drones Are Widening the Jungle Fight

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Drones are increasingly influencing jungle warfare in Southeast Asia, especially in the Myanmar civil war and Thai-Cambodian border conflicts. The U.S. Army is adapting training efforts for drones and counter-drone operations but integration against such adversaries remains insufficient.

Abstract Myanmar’s civil war and the Thai-Cambodian border fighting show that drone-enabled ground combat in Southeast Asian terrain is already emerging. The U.S. Army has begun adapting to drones, but its drone, counter-drone, jungle, and Pacific training efforts remain insufficiently integrated against the kind of adversary now visible in Myanmar. The Southeast Asian Drone Test According to Armed Conflict Location … Read more The post Drones Are Widening the Jungle Fight appeared first on Small Wars Journal by Arizona State University.