Tom Bowman
The war in Ukraine is dragging on. Each side is losing ground, then gaining ground. And at the center of that fight are drones. High in the sky, they drop bombs on troops and armor. They spy on targets with an unblinking eye. And they have caught the attention of the U.S. military as it prepares its own future fights.
NPR's Tom Bowman recently watched an Army exercise in Louisiana and joins us now. Hi, Tom.
TOM BOWMAN, BYLINE: Hey, Ailsa.
CHANG: So do you get the feeling that the U.S. military is learning a lot of lessons from the war in Ukraine?
BOWMAN: You know, Ailsa, they are, and this is really the first major war where you have drones playing a vital role. You know, some military experts I talk with are comparing it to other technological advancements we've seen in past wars that were a leap forward, like the machine gun in World War I.
CHANG: Interesting. OK. And I'm guessing that drones were also front and center in this Army exercise that you watched at Fort Johnson in Louisiana, right?
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