In a major policy shift, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has launched a new initiative to “unleash” U.S. drone capabilities, aiming to equip every Army squad with small, one-way attack drones by 2026.

A memo authored by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth instructs Pentagon officials to ramp up orders of low-cost unmanned aerial vehicles. For the first time, officers with the rank o ...

The Pentagon wants more small, cheap, easily replaced drones in the hands of troops as quickly as possible, and Defense ...