Pentagon officials emphasized that most of the money would go toward procuring drone and autonomous warfare technologies that already exist, and is largely separate from additional funding that would bolster US domestic manufacturing capacity to build such weapon systems. “That $70 billion is all going into existing systems and technologies,” said Hurst. “The industrial base support is entirely separate.”
The fast-changing pace of drone warfare
The US military already has a long history of developing and deploying drones during its Global War on Terrorism campaign, including MQ-1B Predator and MQ-9 Reaper drones that have performed surveillance and strike missions while operating at medium or high altitudes. But recent conflicts,
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