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Ukraine's Operation Spiderweb drone attacks on Russian bases are now shaping how the US Army prepares to defend its own
- Army held a tabletop exercise at Fort Bragg simulating cyberattacks and swarm-drone strikes on bases, drawing inspiration from Ukraine’s Operation Spiderweb.
- Counter-UAS solutions are being layered—kinetic interceptors like the Bumblebee, electronic jamming, and passive hardening—coordinated by the JIATF-401 task force.
- Main lessons: give local commanders a simple “playbook” and common interface, and field cheap, scalable, adaptable defenses as drone tactics keep evolving.
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