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.

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. But it is a lift we're very capable of doing," Driscoll said.

He spoke by phone during a visit to Picatinny Arsenal, where he described learning about experimentation with "net rounds," defences that capture a drone in nets, as well as new explosives and electromagnetic tools synced into weapon systems.

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