US Army officers say battlefield leaders facing new drone threats have another problem to deal with — it's information overload

Kelsey Baker

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New information flows on modern battlefields can be overwhelming for commanders.

Army leaders warn of "cognitive overload" for commanders on the ground facing new and traditional threats. The battlefield is changing dramatically amid new drone and EW threats.

Amid an explosion in new kinds of battlefield tech, from all kinds of drones to the systems and sensors being built to defeat them, commanders at all levels are grappling with the growing challenge of information overload. As the Army absorbs lessons from Ukraine, "we're seeing a cognitive overload on the ground for commanders who have to fight both the ground fight and the air fight," said Maj. Andrew Kang, the fire support officer for the 2nd Cavalry Regiment, during a media roundtable last week.