How a US Army general says artillery gun crews will need to fight to survive future drone wars

Published on February 27, 2025

US Army gun crews are studying the war in Ukraine and how artillery battles are fought under the never-ending surveillance of drones, any one of which could be carrying a bomb.

A senior Army officer told Business Insider that mobility and dispersal will be key to survival in future fights.

"When we're under constant or near-constant observation, primarily from overhead, we must be more mobile," Brig. Gen. Rory Crooks, director of the long-range precision fires cross-functional team at Army Futures Command, told Business Insider.

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