Army develops drones that can be printed in-house, assembled on the battlefield

Drones have revolutionized the battlefield, offering combatants like Ukraine a cost-effective platform to conduct surveillance operations or swarm an enemy position with reduced human risk.
The Army pushed the envelope even further when the 101st Airborne Division recently unveiled the Purpose Built Attritable System (PBAS) at its home post at Fort Campbell, Kentucky.

Army officials said PBAS is a term they coined to describe a low-cost, expendable, small unmanned aircraft designed for small-unit tactical-level operations.

It provides troops with first-person view drone capabilities for reconnaissance, target acquisition, and the delivery of lethal or non-lethal payloads.
“After months of expedited and impressive work, we are proud to unveil the Attritable Battlefield Enabler 1.01 (ABE) — a 100% domestica …