Hohenfels, Germany - When morning fog rises on the dense hills of Bavaria, southeastern Germany, a drone sweeps into the grass to clear the grass, two American infantry run out of nearby forests, changing Two long black turrets.

Under the cover of nearby trees, another soldier monitored the drone and several other people on a laptop, tracking enemy vehicles several miles away.

The drone was developed and tested using information from the real-life battlefield in Ukraine and is one of several technologies, including light vehicles and updated communications equipment, which were first tested by the US Army in Europe.

"These drones are certainly smarter than ever," Jake Baumert told NBC News earlier this month, trying out his new unmanned system platoon to figure out how best to do it Use it in traditional infantry combat.

The 28-year-old boy from Dallas added: "They have the task, they are semi-autonomous, not completely autonomous, but you can plan it and guide it if you want."

Deploying multiple drones, including similar to the four limb rotators available to the public in the store, his platoon observed tactical vehicles of opposing troops. They also sent larger unmanned aircraft that flew semi-autonomously.

In addition to being able to start and land with a button click on a laptop, operators can control the drone to other units hidden in dense forests a few miles away, while the information they collect can be immediately shared with colleagues or commanders. .

"I think the biggest advantage is the technology in the drone and its ability to provide you with data," Baumter said.

Elsewhere, soldiers tested more soldiers installed vehicles than traditional Hummers. They are smaller and generally more agile in steep terrain, they are easier to camouflage, and are equipped with hybrid engines that make them quieter and less likely to be spotted by drones with thermal cameras.

In the three-year war between Ukraine and Russia and Israel’s battle with Hamas Gaza, lessons learned “really sure we must be faster in keeping the competition fiercely”. Army Major Michael Weimer said in an interview late last month.

He added that missiles and drones in Iran attacked Israel and its experience in Yemen’s Houthi proxy army.

“The character of war is changing at a rate we have never seen before,” he said. “We have to stay competitive with the technology that is changing more quickly.”

He said that information on the battlefield was spread through several channels in Ukraine.

"Traditionally, we won't offer soldiers such new technology early. Traditionally, we'll catch some soldiers, we'll allow them to use equipment, experiment with it, get some feedback from them, and go back and do more More research and development,” Weimer added. “What we do here because so much is commercial shelves, and that’s what we are accelerating our learning capabilities.”

Ed Arnold, a European security expert at the Royal United Services Institute, a London-based think tank, said U.S. and NATO forces are learning from Ukraine and implementing training in training.

“Using drones to discover targets is one of the most important things we have learned from Ukraine. For example, using shelling. “There is nowhere to hide on the battlefield,” he said in an interview earlier this month. ”

He added that maritime capabilities “maybe more important than land capabilities” because Ukrainian troops are able to use marine drones to destroy Russian ships and infrastructure. This allows Ukraine to maintain important transportation routes, so it can continue to export key products, such as cereals.

He said the U.S. military also learned a lot from the way Ukraine defended parts of the Black Sea.

Back at Hohenfels' training ground, Colonel Josh Glonek, commander of the 10th Mountain 3rd Brigade, said the merger of new technologies has greatly reduced the number of enemies being made after discovering them. The time it takes to decide on fire.

The 43-year-old from Gordon, Wisconsin said it has gone from double digits to less than two minutes.

"The Ukrainian curriculum is a curriculum that we adapted very quickly and incorporated into our own training," he said. "So, I'm going to say that it's not only a sense of urgency for us, but also for our NATO allies. Say, that's the same, with a very rapid modernization."

Carlo Angerer reports on Hohenfels and Meagan Fitzgerald in London.