ארה"ב: הוקם משרד חדש שיעסוק בתחום הרחפנים והמערכות הבלתי מאוישות

The U.S. speeding up its push to break China's dominance in drones. The Pentagon announcing Wednesday that it's creating a new office to oversee all unmanned and autonomous systems. The move aims to speed up the development and deployment of the technology. The Pentagon spokesman called drones and autonomous systems the most consequential battlefield innovation of this generation, warning that U.S. adversaries are producing millions of drones every year. China dominates the global drone production. The War Department already unveiled an over $1 billion program to boost U.S. drone production. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth says the department plans to deliver tens of thousands of small drones to U.S. forces this year, with hundreds of thousands more expected by 2027.