Pentagon overhauls drone policy after Alaska test failures



Recent military exercises in Alaska revealed critical gaps in U.S. drone capabilities. American-made prototype drones frequently failed to launch, missed targets, or crashed, while jamming equipment used by soldiers often proved ineffective. Pentagon officials and defense tech experts — including the Defense Innovation Unit’s Trent Emeneker — say the U.S. trails China and Russia in drone production, troop training and counter-drone defenses.

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