DAWG's $53B Budget Boost for Drone Warfare

0:00It's April 27. From your city to your ears, this is Birmingham News Today, powered by AI. I'm Cory with the story. The Defense Department is pushing for $53.6 billion for the Defense Autonomous Warfare Group, known as Dog Witch Handles, drones and unmanned systems production. If Congress approves it, that would spike the agency's budget by over 23,000 percent from the current fiscal years 200. $25.9 million, DAWG, only launched in 2025. This cash would ramp up U.S. drone manufacturing and buying, train more operators, and roll out counter drone defenses at extra military bases. Wars in Ukraine and Iran have spotlighted drones as game changers in modern battles, according to Benjamin Jensen, a strategy expert at the Center for. Strategic and international studies, Pentagon officials called DAWG a trailblazer, teaming with companies to test autonomy tools and integration right now, feeding back real world insights.

1:02To speed things up, with threats evolving fast, this push keeps America ahead in the drone race.