The Defense Department has completed a new road map intended to guide future development of its quickly expanding inventory of unmanned aerial vehicles.
Wednesday, November 29, 2023
Wednesday, November 29, 2023
Jason Sherman is a reporter for Inside Defense. For more than two decades -- including stints with Defense News and Armed Forces Journal -- he has covered the Pentagon, defense industry, the military budget, weapon system acquisition and defense policy formulation as well as reporting on technology, business, and global arms trade. Jason has traveled to more than 40 countries, studied medieval history at the State University of New York at Buffalo, and lives in Brooklyn.
The Defense Department has completed a new road map intended to guide future development of its quickly expanding inventory of unmanned aerial vehicles.
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