A brigade of the Chinese People's Liberation Army's 75th Group Army has made counter-drone training compulsory after an exercise showed that traditional camouflage could not hide its soldiers from the air, Unmanned Airspace reports, citing China Military Online.
According to the China Military Online report of 9 November, a drone with a thermal camera found soldiers hidden under jungle vegetation and passed their positions to the opposing artillery, which led to simulated casualties and a failed mission. The brigade then brought in new training manuals, tactical drills and dedicated training facilities, covering detecting and disrupting hostile drones, using special equipment and coordinated infantry responses.
Dennis Blasko, a former US Army attaché in Beijing, told the South China Morning Post that the PLA is developing counter-drone weapons, doctrine and training across the force, but warned that units running their own experiments could duplicate work and lack standard procedures.
Also reported by LAE Times
