Unmanned aerial systems, intelligence, reconnaissance and surveillance: More and more these assets are powering military operations and informing decision-making.
The sidelining of the Abrams reflects evolving battlefield tactics where drone use has made it virtually impossible for them to maneuver without detection.
The decision marks the service’s most significant step yet as it aims to create a series of drones using autonomous software to fly alongside piloted jets.
Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control targeted 16 people and two entities in Iran that produce engines that power drones used in the April 13 attack.
The Navy is trying to make unmanned systems a more normal part of daily operations, even as experimentation continues to refine concepts of operations.