The Pentagon will host a ‘Top Gun’ school for Ukraine-style attack drones

Photo caption: A Neros Archer first-person view [FPV] drone sits on a case during a demonstration range at Weapons Training Battalion on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, March 7, 2025. […] Photo credit: U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Joshua Barker via DVIDS. Public Domain. Article by Patrick Tucker. Defense One – July 18, 2025.

Participants from across the military will converge on Camp Atterbury in Indiana next month for a “Top Gun” school for first-person kamikaze drones—the type that right now are helping Ukrainians defend against invading Russian forces. Since 2023, the semi-annual Technology Readiness Experimentation, or T-REX event has served as a showcase for new drone prototypes and other emerging weapons technologies that are useful across the services. […]

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