In Latvia, Canadian Army troops rehearsed how to fight, move and survive on a battlefield increasingly shaped by drones.
Operating within NATO Multinational Brigade Latvia’s training area, two platoons of Canadian infantry went head-to-head in a realistic force-on-force exercise, supported by first-person view attack drones and the latest drone jamming technology. The training pushed soldiers to maintain momentum under constant aerial threat, testing their ability to manoeuvre, communicate and accomplish their mission under constant pressure.
As drones continue to transform Russia’s war of aggression in Ukraine, NATO forces’ ability to adapt and innovate is critical to maintaining credible deterrence in Eastern Europe....
