AFCENT commander wants to use 'drone swarms' to disarm enemy defenses

By Vanessa Montalbano / April 3, 2024 at 5:02 PM
As the Pentagon moves to rapidly deploy an affordable mass of uncrewed aircraft to get intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities up to speed for potential future challenges in the Indo-Pacific, Defense Department forces are already facing some drone-related issues amid conflict in the Middle East, according to a top U.S. Central Command official. “When I think about the future of warfare, I think we're seeing that kind of play out in front of our very eyes right now,” Air Force...

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