What Happened
US Government Meets With 40 Drone Companies As Beijing Protests Tariffs
The White House hosted its first Drone Dominance event with industry representatives, gathering 40 drone companies to discuss procurement, government lending, and tariffs. The event comes as the US prepares to impose Section 232 tariffs on imported drones, which take effect September 3. The administration’s goal is to make the US ‘drone dominant’ with a $1.1 billion program, according to the Department of War’s Under Secretary for Research and Engineering. The meeting was reported by DroneXL, with additional information from Breaking Defense, the Washington Examiner, and the South China Morning Post.