He doesn’t own a drone himself – “maybe because I’m a boomer?” – but is one of the only soldiers from the army who is a drone pilot. A conversation with Michel Van Strythem (58) – according to Defense Minister Theo Francken (N-VA) the very first drone general in the world – about how drones have completely changed war, but also sparked innovation. “Modern technology is being used against us and we cannot stay behind.”
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Our country has ‘the world’s first drone general’: “The modern soldier is a gamer”
Bytaketonews
Oct 9, 2025