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Oregon National Guard Tests Drone To Improve Battlefield Safety

From left, Capt. Samuel Cushing, plans officer for the 741st Brigade Engineer Battalion, Austin Hansen, director of manufacturing for Lorica Technologies Inc., and 1st Lt. Andrew Lucas, of the battalion’s S-3 section, work together to attach a live M1A3 Bangalore torpedo to a Lorica Mule 28 unmanned aerial system before a proof-of-concept drone-delivered breach June 22, 2026, on Range 22 at Orchard Combat Training Center, Idaho. Hansen conducted preflight checks while Cushing and Lucas rigged…