Top NATO general says he believes alliance forces are ready for a drone-infested battlefield like the one in Ukraine
NATO's Supreme Allied Commander Europe, Gen. Alexus Grynkewich, stated that alliance forces are prepared for modern, drone-heavy warfare. He noted that NATO is actively learning from Ukrainian battlefield tactics to adapt to rapid technological changes.
Why it matters
This signals a shift in NATO's strategic doctrine to address the proliferation of low-cost, high-impact drone warfare and electronic surveillance.
NATO's top general said Western forces could survive a battlefield like the one in Ukraine. Ben Birchall/PA Images via Getty Images NATO's top general said allied forces could survive a battlefield like the one in Ukraine. The front lines in that war are dominated by drones, electronic warfare, and constant surveillance. Gen. Alexus Grynkewich said Ukraine's participation in NATO exercises has helped the alliance. NATO's top general said that he believes allied forces could survive on a battlefield like the one in Ukraine , saturated with drones, electronic warfare, and constant surveillance. "I think the answer is we're ready for that," US Air Force Gen. Alexus Grynkewich, NATO's Supreme Allied Commander Europe , told Business Insider at the Farnborough International Airshow in England this week, offering fresh reassurance at a time when warfare is changing rapidly. Grynkewich, one of NATO's two strategic commanders, oversees the alliance's military operations .
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