An Army brigade training in the Philippines has been able to 3D-print about 100 drones in the field, leaders told reporters Wednesday, in addition to sourcing and purifying their own water—all part of learning to better operate in the vast Indo-Pacific , where it’s not so easy to fly in supplies.

The Hawaii-based 2nd Mobile Brigade Combat Team , 25th Infantry Division, is one of the first Army units to join the Transformation-in-Contact initiative. Since March, the brigade has been in the Philippines, participating in Exercises Balikatan and Salaknib, as well as a Joint Pacific Multinational Training Center event.

“All of the first-person-view drones that we have built have been built with 3D-printing capability,” Maj. Gen. Marcus Evans, 25th ID’s commander, told reporters. “We s

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