Archive · 13 Aug 2026
US, Ukrainian Forces Train Together; Ukraine's Drones Win
Soldiers from the United States and Ukraine practiced fighting against each other.
Ukraine used special flying robots called drones.
At first, Ukraine's drones won.
So the U.S. decided to try the same training again.
The training lasted two weeks.
The U.S. soldiers got better at spreading out and hiding.
They also learned to use electronic warfare to block signals.
Ukrainian soldiers swapped teams to help the U.S. side.
They showed U.S. soldiers how to attack with drones.
The U.S. soldiers used the drones well and improved a lot.
US and Ukrainian forces faced off in a military exercise, with Ukraine's drones coming out on top.
After losing, the U.S. reran the training scenario over the two-week engagement.
Rotating U.S. forces improved at dispersing, concealing themselves, and using electronic warfare.
Ukrainian forces switched sides midway through the exercises and taught offensive drone tactics.
U.S. forces used the drone technology offensively and did so effectively, according to an Army official.
- Who
- U.S. and Ukrainian military forces
- What
- A training exercise in which Ukraine's drones defeated U.S. forces, prompting a rerun where U.S. forces improved
- When
- Over a two-week engagement (specific dates not stated)
- Where
- Not specified in the articles
- Why
- To improve U.S. forces' ability to defend against and use drone technology, including dispersal, concealment, and electronic warfare
- Exercise participants
- U.S. and Ukrainian forces
- Initial outcome
- Ukraine's drones won
- U.S. response
- Reran the training scenario
- Duration
- Two weeks
- Areas of U.S. improvement
- Dispersal, concealment, and electronic warfare
- Ukrainian contribution
- Switched sides and taught offensive drone tactics
- Final result
- U.S. forces used drones offensively and effectively