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US Industry Faces Challenges In Scaling Up Domestic Drone Production
The Pentagon has acknowledged that the US is still in the early stages of building a domestic drone industry, with output remaining a fraction of Ukraine’s production. According to Travis Metz, deputy director of the Defense Innovation Unit, Ukraine will produce between 6 and 7 million small FPV attack drones this year, while the Pentagon’s $1.1 billion program will have ordered just under 200,000 drones cumulatively by February. The US industry faces challenges in scaling up domestic drone production, including the need to source components from US-based suppliers. This was reported by Reuters.