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Unmanned Assault Battalion

Gen. Christopher C. LaNeve, U.S. Army Vice Chief of Staff, delivers a presentation on strategic focus during the first day of the annual Maneuver Warfighter Conference, Sept. 15, 2026, in Marshall Auditorium at Fort Benning, Georgia. (U.S. Army photo by Joey Rhodes II)

LaNeve tells soldiers that decision to revert experimental drone unit back to infantry roots predated his tenure as acting Army chief

“Frankly that decision to move the battalion back into an infantry one was made a long time before, you know, really I was in the seat," LaNeve…

Sep 16, 2026 By Drew F. Lawrence

A U.S. Army drone observes a training unit in the woods during exercise Saber Junction 26 at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center’s Hohenfels Training Area, Germany, Aug. 29, 2026. (U.S. Army photo by 1st Lt. Brandon Miles)

Lawmakers with ‘deep concerns’ press Army leadership about decision to terminate unit’s Ukraine-informed drone mission

Following an exercise in Germany set to end this month, the battalion will stop its specialized drone mission and return to its core task as an airborne…

Sep 3, 2026 By Drew F. Lawrence