Drone Hide And Seek: FPVs Are Changing the Rules of Urban Warfare

In Ukraine, FPV drones are now routinely entering buildings and trenches before infantry, scouting and striking enemy troops inside.

The shift marks a break from older urban-warfare doctrine that put foot soldiers first in clearing strongholds.

Cheap, maneuverable drones are turning close-quarters combat into a more three-dimensional battlefield.

Military planners may need to rethink building-clearing and assault tactics as drones take on front-line reconnaissance and attack roles.