Overview
- Flytrap 5.0 wrapped up in Lithuania after a month of force-on-force trials that integrated counter-drone, electronic warfare, and command systems into real units.
- The exercise brought together nearly 1,000 U.S., UK, and partner troops to link small drones, jammers, and command tools into a shared battlefield network.
- Exercise leaders, speaking Thursday, said the next round will scale to more units with denser drone traffic and more complex electronic attack.
- Troops tested detection and defeat gear including body-worn radio-frequency detectors, Cortexa Guardian mini radar, SMASH AI rifle sights, and hand-held jammers known as drone guns.
- Soldiers adapted tactics for drone-saturated fights by scanning overhead, learning buzz signatures, spreading out, using camouflage, and moving to avoid being seen.