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The Pentagon is being accused of cutting corners on explosive safety as the military races to weaponize cheap drones for the battlefield. A newly surfaced Army memo claims the Defense Department’s push to rapidly scale low-cost combat drones is causing “basic explosive safety principles” to be ignored,The memo was written by an explosive safety specialist after a mini-drone exploded during troubleshooting exercises involving Army Special Forces soldiers.
A newly surfaced Army memo claims the Defense Department’s push to rapidly scale low-cost combat drones is causing “basic explosive safety principles” to be ignored. A newly surfaced Army memo claims the Defense Department’s push to rapidly scale low-cost combat drones is causing “basic explosive safety principles” to be ignored. The blast injured a soldier with “minor lacerations and concussion” after the explosive detonated while being disconnected from the drone, according to the memo.
The Army safety specialist said the explosion may have been triggered by static electricity or stray electrical currents caused by a poorly secured relay switch inside the drone. Trump administration’s billion-dollar drone buildup programA newly surfaced Army memo claims the Defense Department’s race to rapidly scale cheap combat drones is causing “basic explosive safety principles” to be ignored. In a July memo, Hegseth signaled the Pentagon planned to bulldoze regulations he believed were slowing military drone deployment.
“I am rescinding restrictive policies that hindered production and limited access to these vital technologies, unleashing the combined potential of American manufacturing and warfighter ingenuity,” Hegseth wrote. In a July memo, Hegseth signaled the Pentagon planned to bulldoze regulations he believed were slowing military drone deployment.to help produce roughly 340,000 drones over two years as part of its “drone dominance” initiative.
“We will deliver tens of thousands of small drones to our force in 2026, and hundreds of thousands of them by 2027,” Hegseth declared. But the Army memo suggests the Pentagon’s sprint toward mass drone deployment may already be creating safety risks behind the scenes.
“We fully understand ability to innovate/create tactical solutions to accomplish a mission set/task,” the memo stated.
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