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National Guard Expands FPV Drone Training
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The U.S. National Guard is expanding hands-on training for small FPV attack drones, broader UAS operations, and counter-UAS missions. Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania, is upgrading its training facility, ranges, simulators, urban practice areas, and repair labs while preparing to train active-duty and reserve units on systems selected through the Drone Gauntlet program. Michigan is also training soldiers to pair reconnaissance drones with smaller explosive-carrying systems and to adapt defenses against changing drone designs. The changes shift drone preparation toward recurring operator, maintainer, live-fire, and counter-drone instruction.
First Article: 06/03/26
Latest Article: 07/16/26
Summary
- Fort Indiantown Gap is becoming a major Army training site for Drone Gauntlet systems, including the Neros Archer FPV attack drone.
- Pennsylvania is adding live-fire and inert ranges to train soldiers to detect, track, and defeat fixed-wing, quadcopter, and one-way attack drones.
- The facility is combining pilot instruction with maintenance, 3D-printed parts, simulators, and manufacturer-led train-the-trainer courses.
- Urban practice areas built from shipping containers are being used for FPV maneuver and attack-drone training.
- Michigan National Guard soldiers are training with Archer and Skydio X10D systems for reconnaissance, target designation, and kinetic strikes.
- Counter-UAS instruction is expanding alongside offensive drone training as units prepare for rapidly changing drone threats.
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