After that, it may be appropriate to continue purchasing between half a million to several million drones annually, Driscoll adds in an interview with the Reuters news agency.
This is a significant increase from today's 50,000 drones purchased annually.
Drones are the future of warfare. We need to invest in both offensive and defensive capabilities against them, says Driscoll.
Ukraine and Russia produce between four and five million drones each, according to Reuters. And Driscoll says China has the capacity to manufacture twice as many as those countries.
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