Good news! It appears the US has some catching up to do!
How about some training from Ukrainian military specialists?
"Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is directing every US Army squad to be armed with small, one-way attack drones by the end of fiscal 2026, while also enabling troops to modify small drones as necessary in the field as part of a push to break through policy and acquisition barriers.
“While global military drone production skyrocketed over the last three years, the previous administration deployed red tape,” Hegseth wrote in the Unleashing US Military Drone Dominance memo dated today. “US
units are not outfitted with the lethal small drones the modern battlefield requires.” ...
That new Pentagon memo follows an early June executive order from the White House dubbed, “Unleashing American Drone Domination” focusing more broadly on commercial UAS. Hegseth’s directive, though, is aimed at drilling down on what that means for the Department of Defense. ...
As for troops in the field and in combat, Hegseth wants them to have the ability to modify drones as necessary and by October 2026, wants each Army squad to be outfitted with small, “expendable” drones — like first-person view (FPV).
This FPV directive will be a shift of the Army that is working through acquisition plans while also figuring out how to use the small drones in combat. ..."
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