Secretary of War Pete Hegseth has directed the Pentagon to embark on the largest unmanned systems buildup in U.S. history — an effort that could deliver more than 300,000 small drones over the next several years.

Last week the U.S, announced its first one-way attack drone squadron had already been formed. But it seems warheads for their LUCAS drones are still being developed.

The US Navy has awarded a $392 million production contract to Saronic to accelerate the delivery of autonomous drone boats, marking one of the service’s largest Other Transaction Authority agreements for maritime unmanned systems. Nearly half of the funding, about $200 million, has already been obligated, Secretary of the Navy John C. Phelan said.

Rogue drones launched as Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy was arriving in Ireland came as close as 500m to an Irish naval vessel, it has emerged.

The U.S. Army is creating a federal marketplace to help agencies identify safe, tested counter-drone systems as rising incidents strain existing tools and coordination.

The Army Drone Team competed in the National Drone Association’s Drone Crucible Competition Dec. 4-6, joining some of the

Australia said on Tuesday it had struck a A$1.4 billion ($930 million) contract with Boeing Defence Australia for six operational Ghost Bat drones for the Australian Defence Force, after conducting the first live weapon test on an aerial target.