Procurement: Impact Of Drones On Defense Budgets

August 17, 2026: Over the last five years, Ukraine developed and successfully used drone warfare. Military commanders worldwide have to deal with this revolution. In America, legislators are debating ways to proceed. Revising weapons procurement systems and establishing mass-production capacity for drones would be straightforward in wartime. But the United States has been at peace for over a decade. Notwithstanding the current war with Iran, the American Congress and its legislators are seeking to find ways to supply American forces they will need in near-term and future wars.