Army Secretary says moonshot needed to address defense against cheap Chinese-made drones at Senate hearing

Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Roger Wicker of Mississippi engages Army Secretary Daniel Driscoll over the fact that drone manufacturers create drones costing ten times as much as Chinese drones with DOD spending less than 100 million per year on small drones, making it difficult for the industrial base to achieve economies of scale, with one participant noting they are sometimes 50 to 100 times more expensive and emphasizing the need for a moonshot to defend against and create enough low cost drones.
Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Roger Wicker of Mississippi engages Army Secretary Daniel Driscoll over the fact that drone manufacturers create drones costing ten times as much as Chinese drones with DOD spending less than 100 million per year on small drones, making it difficult for the industrial base to achieve economies of scale, with one participant noting they are sometimes 50 to 100 times more expensive and emphasizing the need for a moonshot to defend against and create enough low cost drones.
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