Can the Pentagon Build 200,000 Drones Fast Enough?

Sun, 16 Aug 2026 06:38:05 +0000

Ukraine’s drone warfare revolution is forcing the Pentagon to rethink cheap drones, mass production, and battlefield procurement. America’s new Drone Dominance program aims to field 200,000 small attack drones by 2027, but buying drones is the easy part. The hard part is building the supply chain, training operators, and moving at Ukraine speed before the next war makes that lesson expensive. Can we do it in time?

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