1st Marine Infantry Regiment
French army marine infantry regiment that devised the army's hunter drone squadron, a unit that sends hundreds of reconnaissance and strike drones ahead of a battle group. The army plans five more such squadrons.
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Collected 31 October 2026
France expands its drone-combat units
The French Army has converted a light cavalry squadron of the 1st Marine Infantry Regiment into its first all-drone combat unit and is now scaling up: around 15 drone-combat units are planned by summer 2027, Defense News reported on 30…
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