Pentagon Boosts Drone Spending, Eyes Counter-Drone Weapons

0:00Pentagon officials just dropped plans to pump up defense spending next year, eyeing over $74 billion on drones and related tech, plus. Another $30 billion on munitions running low from the fight with Iran. Drones have turned into a game changer in battles like Ukraine and Iran, so they're pushing $54 billion for more unmanned systems, and $21 billion for counter drone weapons. That shift aims to slash cost, since firing a missile worth hundreds of thousands at a $50,000 enemy drone just ain't efficient. Navy's going all in on Tomahawk cruise missiles too, jumping from 55 bought last year to 785 now, a massive 13. 100% spike, because they're burning through stockpiles faster than expected. Acting under Secretary Jules Hurst, the third says they always need deeper ammo reserves, but this blueprint got drawn up before the US struck Iran. Back in February, with no direct war costs baked in yet, as the brass builds out this arsenal, expect more moves to keep the edge sharp

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