BLUF
The US 1st Cavalry Division is experimenting with vehicle mounted passive sensors to detect enemy small drones up to 3.5 km ahead, creating a 45 second warning and enabling automated linking of detection to kinetic and non kinetic defeat options.Learning Outcomes
- Appreciate how vehicle‑mounted passive sensors extend forward detection for formations and inform organic short‑range air defence decisions.
- Evaluate requirements to fuse sensor feeds into a common air picture and automate C2 pathways.
- Assess doctrinal changes and training needs for autonomous sensor‑to‑effector loops.
