Under Hegseth's memo, DOD will approve hundreds of American products for purchase by the U.S. military to bolster the drone manufacturing base.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has issued sweeping new orders to fast-track drone production and deployment across the US military, tearing up red tape in a push to outpace adversaries like Russia, China and Iran.

So while our adversaries have produced millions of cheap drones before us, we were mired in bureaucratic red tape, not anymore.”