The War Department requested information earlier this week to gauge industry's willingness and ability to make some 300,000 drones

War Secretary Pete Hegseth highlights the United States' "Drone Dominance" push to equip the military with a massive quantity of drones.

The Low-Cost Uncrewed Combat Attack System (LUCAS) drones are intended to mirror Iran 's Shahed-136 uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAVs), providing a low-cost, scalable capability for autonomous, swarm-style operations.

A US military reconnaissance drone stationed in South Korea crashed into the Yellow Sea early Monday morning, local media reported. The reason for the crash of the MQ-9 Reaper drone is yet to be known, local daily Korea JoongAng reported, citing the US Forces Korea (USFK).

U.S. Special Operations Command will use 500 confiscated Chinese drones for target practice in a Military Drone Crucible training exercise in Florida.

Volodymyr Zelensky’s plane was followed by four military-style drones before it landed at Dublin airport on Monday, according to a report. Sources told The Journal that the drones took off from a location in the northeast of the Irish capital and flew towards the flight path of the Ukrainian president in breach of a no-fly zone.

Since early September 2025, American armed forces have conducted a lethal air campaign against suspected narcotics-trafficking vessels in Caribbean and Pacific waters, killing approximately 83 people across 21 strikes as of mid-November.

The training showed integrating new systems such as drones is not easy. Commanders are betting the often-frustrating lessons will pay off on the battlefield.