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Hegseth calls for extensive reforms to Pentagon drone-buying practices
The memo directs the military services to create active duty formations by September, built for the sole purpose of scaling ...
Hegseth tears up red tape, orders Pentagon to begin drone surge at Trump's command
Pentagon removes barriers for military drone deployment, redefining small unmanned aircraft as consumables while mandating drone combat simulations across military branches ...
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Hegseth’s Memo Directs Military to Equip Warfighters With US-Built Drones
Under Hegseth's memo, DOD will approve hundreds of American products for purchase by the U.S. military to bolster the drone ...
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‘Gloves are coming off:’ Hegseth orders military to quickly buy, incorporate small, cheap drones into formations
The Pentagon wants more small, cheap, easily replaced drones in the hands of troops as quickly as possible, and Defense ...
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Pentagon’s New Drone Surge: How Policy, AI, and 3D Printing Are Rewriting the Rules of Unmanned Warfare
Our major risk is risk-avoidance.” With those five words, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth marked a fundamental break from the Pentagon’s conventional playbook, approving a comprehensive shake-up of how ...
As Drone Warfare Evolves, Pentagon Sees Its Own Vulnerabilities
Israel and Ukraine have used drones against their adversaries in audacious ways that have helped the Pentagon see the need ...
Drone Makers AeroVironment, Kratos Get Boost From New Pentagon Purchase Push
AeroVironment and Kratos Defense & Security Solutions shares got a lift from Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth's order to ...
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Pentagon trials drone-spotting air traffic suite at US bases worldwide
The Air Force Research Laboratory's CLUE system could help military and civil agencies better integrate drone operations into ...
Pentagon sets up interservice counter-drone task force
The Army will lead the new group, which will try to coordinate the different services' efforts to develop ways to take out ...
Pentagon cuts off key air defense for Ukraine as Russian drone attacks skyrocket
Russia launched its largest drone attack on Ukraine of the conflict to date on July 3, days after the Pentagon paused weapons ...
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Red Cat, Unusual Machines, AeroVironment Jump After Hours As Hegseth Urges Pentagon To Boost Drone Deployment: ‘Lethality Will Not Be Hindered’
U.S. drone makers’ stocks soared in extended trading on Thursday after U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth asked the Pentagon to boost drone production and loosen rules for their deployment. Red Cat ...