Department unleashes drone development to security partners
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth hosts a drone demonstration at the Pentagon, July 10, 2025. The event was hosted to showcase the secretary’s initiative of unleashing U.S. military drone dominance. Photo by Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Isaac Llanez Delgado
Department unleashes drone development to security partners
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth hosts a bilateral exchange with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Pentagon, July 9 Photo by Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Isaac Llanez Delgado
By eliminatig unnecessary policies and bureaucracy, the Defense Department plans to put legions of small, inexpensive drones into the hands of warfighters who need them.
“In line with President [Donald J.] Trump’s recent executive order to support the American drone industry, [Defense] Secretary [Pete] Hegseth signed a memo removing restrictive policies on drone innovation that hindered production …
