From Backpacks to Bird's-Eye: Drones Are Transforming EOD
February 10, 2026
February 10, 2026
WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- The U.S. Department of War issued the following news:
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From Backpacks to Bird's-Eye: Drones Are Transforming EOD
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Across a stretch of open terrain at Hurlburt Field, Florida, two airmen assigned to the 1st Special Operations Wing began a race between machines. One guided a ground robot toward a simulated casualty, its treads working across dirt and grass. The other launched a small unmanned aerial system, or dr . . .
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From Backpacks to Bird's-Eye: Drones Are Transforming EOD
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Across a stretch of open terrain at Hurlburt Field, Florida, two airmen assigned to the 1st Special Operations Wing began a race between machines. One guided a ground robot toward a simulated casualty, its treads working across dirt and grass. The other launched a small unmanned aerial system, or dr . . .