US soldiers stormed a desert city in preparation for a hightech war against a top foe. Heres how it went.
News Source : Business Insider
News Summary
- US Army exercise tested soldiers on moving through a city caught in conflict.
- The urban assault, part of a simulated conflict against a formidable peer adversary, followed days of combat.
- Soldiers were integrating new technologies, including drones and software, to determine whether these systems made a difference in how they saw, sensed, and engaged the enemy.
- "What we really want to be able to do is not just saturate the environment with a bunch of technology," said Brig.
- Daniel Hibner, head of the Army Joint Modernization Command.
Soldiers have regularly used this hot desert city as a training site and sandbox for testing new technologies.US Army photo by Sgt.
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