In a scene that felt closer to sci-fi than training, Army paratroopers made history with the first drone-on-drone kill . On August 27, the Department of Defense confirmed the milestone, highlighting how quickly the Army is adapting to drone warfare.

The strike occurred earlier this month at the Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) and Launched Effects Summit at Fort Rucker, Alabama, where the 173rd Airborne Brigade teamed with the Pennsylvania National Guard and Army engineers.

Chief Warrant Officer 2 Nate Shea, Pennsylvania Army National Guard, piloted a first-person view (FPV) drone fitted with a Claymore mine against a fixed-wing uncrewed aerial system flown by Chief Warrant Officer 2 Andrew Topits of the 173rd.

After lining up behind the target and calling “Arming,” Shea detonated the ch

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