Air Force Set on Quickly Expanding Its Stock of Offensive Drones

Expect to see more drones during training under new Pentagon rules

Base commanders will have more authority to approve the drones troops train with, giving them access to a variety of small drones, under recent policy changes. The changes come after a memo issued by Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth last week, which focuses on expanding the number and role of small drones across the services. The move seems to be particularly focused on the procurement process, ramping up domestic supply chains, and the rules t…

Air Force set on quickly expanding its stock of offensive drones

As the Pentagon ups the ante on its arsenal of small uncrewed aerial systems, the Air Force is following suit by seeking nearly $5 million to start a new program for small offensive drones. The offensive small unmanned aircraft systems effort “identifies requirements addressing capability gaps in the [Air Force] ability to rapidly generate a family of sUAS capable of executing intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, electronic warfare and…

Pentagon seeks to surge its multi-domain drone arsenal

As a leader of the Trump administration’s new high-priority plan to “unleash American drone dominance,” the Pentagon is moving to reduce bureaucratic barriers and speedily expand the quantities and types of U.S.-approved autonomous systems military personnel can access for operations across warfighting domains, senior officials told a small group of reporters at the Pentagon on Wednesday. “We will speed up the timeline of rapid innovation. We ha…

Pentagon to Increase Low-Cost Drone Production

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering Emil Michael tour multi-domain autonomous displays in the courtyard of the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., July 16, 2025. (DoD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Alexander Kubitza) JULY 17, 2025 – The Defense Department, with help from industry, will ramp up production and fielding of drones to maintain battlefield superiority. Yesterday at the Pent…

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