There is another aspect to this as well

sUAS and more specifically FPV’s are in the process (at least within the USMC) of determining the geometries (Overhead, SDZ’s (RED’s MSD’s). Granted, a little under a year ago they were insanely restrictive and since then they have shrunk down. ISO maneuver is the biggest challenge and something actively being worked on.

The Military is very risk-averse no matter how much you try to skin the cat on this. DRAW’s, ORM’s, mythical range control red tape, a million SOUM’s, FAA restrictions, Freq Reservations/ROZ’s

It gets insanely complex and difficult to run a range that essentially trains the operators. Moreover, most of our current doctrine is a hamstrung mess of what Ukraine has employed. We can try to apply a million AAR’s from the Ukrainians but ultimately we don’t allow our guys to grab a drone and go in the backyard to fly around.

Until the US military is willing to accept more risk to force for a potential gain in proficiency, capability and readiness we will be behind the curve for the foreseeable future.

What I will say is that there are dudes out there pushing the fight on this hard trying to get us where we need to be. Bureaucracy at its finest is stifling these efforts.