Pentagon Touts Momentum In Push To Bolster U.S. Drone Industry

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U.S. Army helicopters are planned to field initial launched effects by the end of the summer.

Credit: U.S. Army
The Pentagon is using a series of competitions, acquisition programs and drone-on-drone scrimmages to support an American industry it wants to see expand, and it is focused on the U.S. Army’s ability to field large numbers of small uncrewed systems for reconnaissance quickly. The effort comes as the...
Brian Everstine

Brian Everstine is the Pentagon Editor for Aviation Week, based in Washington, D.C.

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