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Daniel Driscoll: “Drones will define the 21st century.”

Featuring: Daniel Driscoll, Republican | United States Secretary of the Army | National

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Army Secretary Daniel Driscoll AUSA Address, Association of the US Army Annual Conf in DC 10-13-25

Published | Video Starts at 16:44

And we need modular open architecture systems where repairs are as easy as printing a part or buying one off the shelf. Drones are the perfect example of this. If small arms define the 20th century, Drones will define the 21st century. They are the perfect convergence of artificial intelligence, advanced materials, batteries and propulsion systems, sensor fusion, and much more. They are reshaping how humans inflict violence on each other at a pace never witnessed in human history. (16:44–16:50)

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