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Lawmakers press DOD to scale inexpensive UAS after lessons from Ukraine
Summary
Committee members and witnesses discussed lessons from Ukraine about rapid UAS production and consumption, including that conflicts can expend thousands of small UAS per day. Witnesses urged investments in inexpensive systems and supply‑chain speed to match battlefield demand.
House members at the Oct. 11 Armed Services hearing urged the Defense Department to invest in small, inexpensive unmanned aircraft systems after lessons from the war in Ukraine showed extraordinary production and battlefield consumption.
A DIU representative described battlefield dynamics in Ukraine and the…
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