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Army Secretary Dan Driscoll says drones pose "threat of humanity's lifetime"

Published November 16, 2025 | Video Starts at 06:05

What do you mean by that? Are they really ahead of the United States on innovation? I think if you look at what's happening, Operation Spider's Web in Russia, The Ukrainians used probably a couple hundred thousand dollars worth of drones and took out almost $10 billion worth of equipment in Russia. and Russia's in that fight. And so I think what is amazing about our country is we are able to recognize where we need to innovate quickly. (06:05–06:14)

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Asserts that Ukrainian drones caused significant damage to Russian equipment, valued at nearly $10 billion.

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