{"id":266619,"date":"2026-06-07T10:35:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-07T14:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/07\/dvids-news-arkansas-guard-soldiers-train-with-emerging-uas-counter-uas-technology\/"},"modified":"2026-06-07T10:41:02","modified_gmt":"2026-06-07T14:41:02","slug":"dvids-news-arkansas-guard-soldiers-train-with-emerging-uas-counter-uas-technology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/07\/dvids-news-arkansas-guard-soldiers-train-with-emerging-uas-counter-uas-technology\/","title":{"rendered":"DVIDS – News – Arkansas Guard Soldiers train with emerging UAS, counter-UAS technology"},"content":{"rendered":"

DVIDS – News – Arkansas Guard Soldiers train with emerging UAS, counter-UAS technology<\/a><\/p>\n

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Publish Date: 2026-06-07 10:35:00<\/a><\/p>\n

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FORT CHAFFEE, Ark. \u2014 Arkansas Army National Guard Soldiers trained with emerging unmanned aircraft systems and counter-UAS technology during a demonstration at Fort Chaffee Joint Maneuver Training Center, Arkansas, as part of annual training.<\/p>\n

The event brought Soldiers together with representatives from EchoDyne and MyDefence to demonstrate drone detection, tracking and counter-UAS capabilities. During the training, Soldiers operated Skydio X10D drones and Black Hornet unmanned aircraft systems while industry representatives showed how active radar and passive detection systems identify small aerial systems in the training environment.<\/p>\n

Sgt. Trysten Smith, assigned to Delta Company, Brigade Engineer Battalion, 39th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, said the training gave Soldiers an opportunity to test new drone detection technology while operating small unmanned aircraft systems across the training area.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re flying SUAS across the field while they try to detect whether or not they can see our birds,\u201d Smith said. \u201cWe\u2019re flying Skydios to try to modernize the battlefield.\u201d<\/p>\n

Smith, a qualified tactical UAS operator, said the shift toward smaller systems gives Soldiers more flexibility at the platoon level. Unlike larger legacy systems, small UAS platforms can be carried by Soldiers and used for reconnaissance in a tactical environment.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe just fly quadcopters,\u201d Smith said. \u201cWe try to look at things, look at people, look at equipment, identify what those things are, and then decide on what our next course of action would be.<\/p>\n

Pfc. Jaden Labitad, a combat engineer assigned to Bravo Company, 239th Brigade Engineer Battalion, said he had no prior drone experience before being trained on the Black Hornet system for the demonstration.
\u201cWe got these little drones, little Black Hornets, and they\u2019re so hard to see when they\u2019re up in the air,\u201d Labitad said. \u201cThey got these little cameras. It\u2019s like a spy drone.\u201d<\/p>\n

Labitad said the…<\/p>\n

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