8-10 JUNE 2026, 12 soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), U.S. Army were invited to participate in BattleLab 26.2 in Bozeman, Montana.
9 JUNE - Task Force Rehearsals - Soldiers were introduced to an arsenal of emerging technology during Organic Strike and Direction Finding drills, then adapted their tactics around it.
10 JUNE - Phase 0 Reconnaissance - Soldiers executed live recce iterations while OPFOR attempted to compromise the mission in real time.
11 JUNE - Full Mission Profile - Soldiers executed a 5-phase mission: infil > isolate > assault > follow-on > exfil
Summary of tech stack:
EUDs
- 3D Maps/ GEOINT
- Biometrics
UAS
- LOS FPV OWA
- Autonomous OWA
- BLOS ISR, Retrans, Signals Collect, OWA, Bomber FPV
- Group 1 ISR
Technical Surveillance
- RF detect
- RF Intercept
- Video Intercept
Upcoming BattleLabs:
BattleLab 26.3 - Sept 2026 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), U.S. Army is joining us again
BattleLab 27.1 - Feb 2027
BattleLab 27.2 - June 2027
BattleLab 27.3 - Sept 2027
Up Next in Season 4
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Phase 0: Reconnaissance
101st Airborne conducts reconnaissance while leveraging emerging technology.
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Full Mission Profile