As one of his last acts, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin signs off on counter-drone strategy

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As one of his last acts, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin signs off on counter-drone strategy
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If there is one glaring lesson from the war in Ukraine, it’s that the outcome of future wars may hinge on drone warfare, and the Pentagon is in a race to develop a massive drone fleet, and just as importantly, more effective defenses against the cheap, disposable, and lethal drone that adversaries may unleash against U.S. forces in some future conflict.

“Technological advances in the mid-to-long-term will likely render unmanned systems increasingly capable, affordable, autonomous, and networked – able to loiter for longer timespans, to communicate better with other systems, move and act as swarms, and to carry larger payloads,” the fact sheet states. “These dynamics risk eroding deterrence and creating new and uncertain escalation dynamics.”

We don’t know exactly what they proposed, but notably, Musk recently seemed to have the F-35 fighter jet in his crosshairs, mocking America’s premier combat aircraft as obsolete, posting aon his X platform swarm of Chinese drones with the comment “Meanwhile, some idiots are still building manned fighter jets like the F-35.”Musk continued his attack on the F-35, the Pentagon’s most expensive weapons program ever, with an estimated lifetime cost of over $1 trillion.

“Given the events in ROK, it was deemed a prudent measure, and we’ll keep you updated in terms of a new date when that’s rescheduled,” said spokesman Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder.

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