Drone counter-measures are being developed and the best way to use the plethora of equipment (and I assume tactics and practices to go along with the equipment) is being examined. The AI-enabled rifle scopes have repercussions outside of countering drones.
This reaction was inevitable despite the panty-flinging directed at FPV drones:
High powered counter-drone targeting scopes for the M4 rifle, tank protecting “cage” armor to create explosions “away” from an armored vehicles under drone attack, tailored EW transmissions designed to disable or “jam” drone swarms and even power-scaled laser weapons built to incinerate enemy drones …..are all critical topics now being analyzed in great depth by combat experts, weapons developers, Army academics and experienced combat operators at the service’s fast-evolving Counter UAS University at Fort Sill Okla.
But the smart rifle-scope will force infantry to completely change infantry training. I explored this in a USNI Blog article about smart rifles. When the rifle rather than the soldier provides 95% of the aiming ability, training must shift from marksmanship to infantry tactics to maintain close combat superiority over enemies--even irregulars--that will have similar capabilities.
Instead of marksmanship badges, The Army will need tactics badges.
UPDATE: In related news, the British Army wants a new rifle.
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NOTE: Image by the Army from the cited article.
