近日，美国陆军在德国格拉芬沃尔训练区成功进行了首次使用小型无人机实弹投掷手榴弹的测试。此次测试展示了美军在无人机系统和相关能力方面的训练进展，旨在提升在未来冲突中的无人机作战能力。虽然其他国家和武装组织早已利用无人机投掷弹药，但这是美军首次进行此类实弹测试。测试表明，熟练掌握小型无人机技术对未来战争至关重要，美军正加速在无人机领域的投入和发展，以应对日益增长的无人机威胁和作战需求。

🎯 美军首次成功测试无人机实弹投掷手榴弹：此次测试在美国陆军格拉芬沃尔训练区进行，展示了美军将M67手榴弹通过Skydio X10D无人机精确投掷到模拟的木制汽车目标上的能力，标志着美军在无人机武器化方面迈出了重要一步。

📈 无人机技术成为美军未来作战重点：鉴于乌克兰战争中无人机的广泛应用及其残酷影响，美军认识到小型无人机操作熟练度在未来冲突中的关键作用，正大力投资于无人机系统和相关能力，并计划在未来两年内为每个师配备1000架无人机。

🌍 全球无人机战术应用已成熟：文章指出，其他国家和非国家行为体早在十几年前就开始利用商业无人机和固定翼无人机携带手榴弹等小型弹药进行作战，例如ISIS和俄乌冲突中的双方，都已广泛使用无人机进行侦察、攻击和弹药投掷。

💡 技术创新与规模化生产：美军正在研发新的无人机配件，如Combat Capabilities Development Command的Audible dropper，能够自动拉开手榴弹引信并进行投掷，并计划未来通过3D打印技术实现规模化生产，以支持其无人机作战能力的发展。

The US Army shared footage from its first-ever test-drop of live grenades from a small flying drone.Video footage shows the grenade falling on a wooden car, representing a combat vehicle.Other militaries and groups have been doing this for years with varying drone types and munitions.

A new video shows the US Army's first test of a drone dropping a live grenade on a target.

Small drones have been dropping grenades in combat for years, but this way of war is new for the Army. There's now a growing recognition that proficiency with small drones will likely be critical in future fights. Dropper drones like these are prolific in the Ukraine war, making brutal front-line fights even more horrific.

The new footage is the latest example of how the Army is training in uncrewed aerial systems and related capabilities, which have become a top priority for the force amid the Ukraine war and growing investments in drones.

On Monday, the Army offered a look into its first-ever drop of a live grenade from a small drone. The test took place during an exercise in Germany last month. A video shared by the Army on social media showed the recent testing, including operators attaching the grenades to the small quadcopters, flying the drones, and dropping the grenades on targets.

Soldiers from the 278th Armored Cavalry Regiment, 7th Army Training Command, 173rd Airborne Brigade and Joint Multinational Training Group-Ukraine armed a Skydio X10D drone with an M67 grenade, which it carried in flight before dropping the explosive on a wooden car-shaped target on a range. Other drones were also present to provide observation of the test.

Combat Capabilities Development Command's new Audible dropper, which pulls the pin on the grenade and releases the weapon over the target, is attached to the main drone. The Army said that future training would involve 3D printing these at scale.

In a press release earlier this month, the Army said the initial field test would provide feedback for future training.

"While this is just an initial test of one capability, the lessons learned here have a rippling effect for informing global defense and building the Eastern Flank Deterrence Line," said Brig. Gen. Steven Carpenter, commander of the 7th Army Training Command, referring to a NATO initiative to strengthen the alliance's eastern defenses.

While the test marks a development in the Army's capabilities, other militaries and non-state actors have been dropping grenades and munitions from small drones for years.

In the mid-2010s, US and Iraqi forces began documenting ISIS using commercial quadcopters and fixed-wing drones to carry small munitions, such as grenades.

In Russia's war against Ukraine, Kyiv's troops have used drones to drop munitions and grenades on Russian tanks, vehicles, soldiers, and ammunition storage. Ukraine has also packed explosives into its first-person-view drones and flown them directly into targets.

Russia, too, has used flying drones over Ukrainian targets and dropped explosives. Many of Ukraine and Russia's drones, ranging in models and sizes, can carry different ordnance to either release above or fly directly into targets as one-way attack assets.

The US military has been signaling an increased interest in investing in uncrewed capabilities for years, but there's a growing push now for small drones. In a recent memo, US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth directed the Army to heavily invest in drones, planning to arm every division with 1,000 of them within the next two years. And last week, following President Donald Trump's call for American drone dominance, Hegseth shared new plans to boost the Pentagon's drone arsenal.

US soldiers have also been training with small drones in environments like the Indo-Pacific, testing how to use the systems as both weapons and reconnaissance and surveillance platforms. These are being increasingly looked at across the force, as are counter-drone capabilities to kill enemy systems.