Two US Army soldiers load ammunition into a 30mm cannon during Project Flytrap 5.0 in eastern Lithuania on May 17. During Project Flytrap 5.0, US and allied soldiers practiced anti-drone warfare. (US Army/Sgt. Nicodemus Taylor)

‘Project Flytrap’: NATO Is Preparing for Anti-Drone Warfare Near Belarus

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The goal of the “Project Flytrap” exercises is to form an integrated anti-drone defense network—while taking advantage of the benefits of friendly drones.

The United States concluded “Project Flytrap 5.0,” a major counter-drone exercise in Lithuania, on Tuesday. The exercise, led by the US Army V Corps, took place at the Pabrade Training Area in Lithuania, only 30 kilometers (18.6 miles) from the Belarussian border. Other participants in the exercise, which began on April 30, included the US Army’s 2nd Cavalry Regiment, its 52nd Air Defense Artillery Brigade, and the United Kingdom’s 3rd Parachute Regiment.

The Project Flytrap 5.0 exercise—the fifth in a regular series of anti-drone exercises, with previous iterations taking place in Poland and Germany—underscores the way drones have changed warfare, forcing infantry to monitor not just the ground but the........

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