The Pentagon has sent military personnel to Ukraine to study the use of drones under real combat conditions, according to statements by U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth during a Senate hearing.
The initiative is part of the American effort to absorb direct lessons from the ongoing war in Ukraine in order to improve its own offensive and defensive capabilities in this type of technology.
According to Hegseth, he personally authorized the deployment of additional personnel to the country, stressing that Ukraine has become a strategic environment for military learning due to the intensity of drone use in the conflict against Russia. The idea is to directly observe how these tools are employed on the battlefield, both in attack and defense.
The secretary also stated that the objective is to rapidly incorporate these experiences into the United States armed forces, adjusting doctrines and investments for a scenario in which “drone dominance” has become essential.
The American strategy also reflects a broader shift in the perception of modern conflict scenarios, with U.S. officials describing Ukraine as a kind of “modern laboratory” for technological warfare, especially in the development of unmanned systems and electronic countermeasures.
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