Pentagon just consolidated all drone programs under one office. One manager. Direct line to the Deputy Secretary.
The logic is pretty straightforward — adversaries are mass-producing drones while the US is still burning $2M missiles to swat down $500 quadcopters. That math doesn't work.
Plan is to hit tens of thousands of units by 2026, hundreds of thousands by 2027. Funded through the recent spending bill.
Elon's been saying it for years. Manned fighters are legacy. Drones are the new air superiority.
US is finally moving like it believes the next conflict won't wait for procurement cycles to catch up.
The logic is pretty straightforward — adversaries are mass-producing drones while the US is still burning $2M missiles to swat down $500 quadcopters. That math doesn't work.
Plan is to hit tens of thousands of units by 2026, hundreds of thousands by 2027. Funded through the recent spending bill.
Elon's been saying it for years. Manned fighters are legacy. Drones are the new air superiority.
US is finally moving like it believes the next conflict won't wait for procurement cycles to catch up.