Dan Driscoll, President Trump's nominee to be the next Army secretary, said during his confirmation hearing today that the service must look at directed energy as a potential cost-effective solution for countering drones. Driscoll, an Iraq War veteran who was nominated for the role in early December, was asked during the hearing by Sen. Deb Fischer (R-NE) where he envisions the Army’s opportunities to expand the use of small drones and unmanned systems. Driscoll noted how drones have “changed how...
