The US is taking lessons from Russia's war in Ukraine, where drone warfare has dominated. Photo: EPA PHOTO

The US Army aims to buy at least a million drones in the next two to three years and could acquire anywhere from a half million drones to millions of them annually in the years that follow, US Army Secretary Daniel Driscoll says.

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Driscoll detailed the major ramp-up in the Army's drone acquisition plan in an interview with Reuters, acknowledging the challenges given that the biggest branch of the US military acquires only about 50,000 drones annually today.

"It is a big lift. B

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