US Edition‘Gloves Are Coming Off’: Hegseth Orders Military to Quickly Buy, Incorporate Small, Cheap Drones Into Formations
UNITED STATES, JUL 12 – Metallica issued a copyright notice forcing the Pentagon to remove a drone promo video featuring their song, highlighting the importance of intellectual property rights in government media.
- On July 10–11, 2025, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth promoted expanding U.S. military drone capabilities in a Pentagon video posted on X.
- This push builds on President Trump's June 6 executive order aiming to boost American drone manufacturing and ease purchase authority for small drones.
- Hegseth’s policy lowers purchase approval to unit commanders, prioritizes Indo-Pacific forces, mandates quick fielding of hundreds of cheap drones, and encourages replacing costly weapons.
- The original video used Metallica’s 1991 song 'Enter Sandman' without permission, prompting X to request its removal, after which the Pentagon reposted a version without music.
- These steps reflect a move to quickly embrace drone warfare despite internal obstacles, with Hegseth noting that the fastest-growing threat is hesitancy to take necessary risks amid swift advancements in drone capabilities.
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On Friday, the US Department of Defense posted a video on the social media X, in which Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth talks about the purchase of new drones that will help the US military.
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Metallica force US government to withdraw video featuring unauthorised use of 'Enter Sandman'
Metallica have forced the US government to withdraw a social media video that made use of ‘Enter Sandman’ without authorisation. READ MORE: Metallica live in Amsterdam: still the greatest heavy metal band around The Department of Defense sent out a post on X on Friday (July 11) that featured Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth promoting the country’s military drone capabilities. The original version included the band’s classic 1991 track, but it did…
Metallica force US government to withdraw video featuring unauthorised use of ‘Enter Sandman’
Metallica have forced the US government to withdraw a social media video that made use of ‘Enter Sandman’ without authorisation. READ MORE: Metallica live in Amsterdam: still the greatest heavy metal band around The Department of Defense sent out a post on X on Friday (July 11) that featured Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth promoting the
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