ATLAS is collecting God-tier data regarding hand held drone warfare, this bullshit isn't done either, it's like we're back in world war 1, where the flying ace pilots were dropping the explosives out of their bi-planes literally by hand, reaching down by the feet to pluck out a stick and arm it and using the seat of his pants to hit the target.
Handheld drones are the future of surface to surface, and air to surface combat. The other roles are just supportive, the job of most soldiers will be laying internet cable and transporting food and fuel for recharging drones.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wj5Phs75Vb0