While the Pentagon has a new plan for "drone dominance," you won't find the effort concentrated in one part of the defense budget. Instead, funding for unmanned aircraft and counter-drone systems is distributed across at least 214 separate program lines, according to a Real Time Defense analysis of fiscal years 2025 and 2026. Real Time Defense , a new analytical tool that facilitates deep dives into Defense Department budgets and programs, was used to identify 96 drone-related procurement and research,...
