Drones demonstrated at Fort Hood could help soldiers avoid minefields

FORT HOOD, Texas (KWTX) - Technology is advancing rapidly and changing the way soldiers at Fort Hood approach the battlefield.

Multiple vendors are showing U.S. forces and some allies their ideas for using drone technology to clear minefields at Fort Hood.

Minefields and troop exposureMinefields have long been a useful tool on the battlefield, and getting troops across them is a dangerous mission.