The British Army is training future drone operators to fly manually without flight aids or GPS in order to make them better pilots, according to a commander involved in the efforts. Lt. Col. Matt Keogh said at a UK defense industry exhibition last week that Britain has acquired more than 10,000 drones in the last year through the Project Rapstone rapid procurement initiative. Most of these drones are for training purposes rather than conflict. Because drone warfare technology and tactics change quickly, as demonstrated by the Ukraine war, Rapstone does not buy large numbers of the newest products, which may become obsolete in weeks or months.
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