SECURITYBREAKING DEFENSE
Pentagon may ‘sacrifice’ traditional weapons to buy more drones if reconciliation fails: CTO
The Pentagon may reduce spending on traditional weapons to invest in low-cost autonomous weapons if reconciliation efforts fail, according to Emil Michael. He stated that trade-offs between expensive systems and affordable drones are being considered.
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