According to a recent article by Reuters, the United States Army is preparing a major acquisition push in unmanned systems, with a goal of procuring at least one million drones over the next two to three years. A Massive Increase in Scale The Army currently buys about 50,000 drones each year. The plan to scale up to one million represents an extraordinary twenty-fold … [Read more...] about US Army Plans to Acquire One Million Drones, Marking a Historic Expansion
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Drones and the Cost-Exchange Challenge in Modern Warfare
When cheap drones force expensive defenses, the balance of power shifts Modern warfare is in the midst of a profound change. Small, inexpensive drones are reshaping the battlefield, forcing militaries to rethink how they fight and, just as importantly, how much they spend. The problem of the negative cost-exchange ratio, when defending against a low-cost threat requires … [Read more...] about Drones and the Cost-Exchange Challenge in Modern Warfare
Treating Drones Like Ammunition: Taiwan and U.S. Accelerate UAV Procurement
Taiwan’s Historic Drone Procurement and Classification Shift In a landmark move, Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense (MND) has unveiled a series of aggressive procurement plans and regulatory changes aimed at drastically expanding its fleet of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) over the next two years. The MND, responding to accelerating pressure from Beijing, published tender … [Read more...] about Treating Drones Like Ammunition: Taiwan and U.S. Accelerate UAV Procurement
Ondas Invests in Norway’s Rift Dynamics to Bring Low-Cost Attritable Drone Systems to U.S. Defense Market
Partnership adds Wåsp platform to Ondas Autonomous Systems portfolio amid rising demand for scalable defense drones Strategic Move Expands Ondas’ Defense Portfolio Ondas Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:ONDS) has announced a strategic investment in Norwegian defense technology company Rift Dynamics AS. The deal gives Ondas’ subsidiary, American Robotics, exclusive rights to distribute … [Read more...] about Ondas Invests in Norway’s Rift Dynamics to Bring Low-Cost Attritable Drone Systems to U.S. Defense Market
How Drone Racing Tech Became a Defense Game-Changer
The PDW story: From drone racing to presidential protection By DRONELIFE Features Editor Jim Magill From its roots in the world of competitive drone racing, to its current job of producing battle-ready drones and weapons systems for the defense industry, Performance Drone Works, or PDW, has focused on developing technologies that “that would never be able to fail,” according … [Read more...] about How Drone Racing Tech Became a Defense Game-Changer
