During the Trojan Footprint exercise in Romania and Macedonia, Romanian aircraft carrying a handful of US troops released two Grasshopper glider drones loaded with construction materials, food, and medical supplies in support of American Green Berets on the ground.
A Grasshopper autonomous aerial resupply vehicle prepares to descend from a Romanian C-27 aircraft during a demonstration during Exercise Trojan Footprint 26 near Krivolak, North Macedonia, May 18, 2026. U.S. Special Operations Command Europe Photo by Captain Christopher Booker