Stay behind. >> These soldiers are training for a new era of warfare. One fought with drones of all shapes and sizes.But some of these drones aren't like the others. They weren't shipped in from the mainland. They were designed, manufactured, and tested right here in Hawaii.This is Lightning Labs at Scoffield Barracks on the Hawaiian island of Wahoo. This is the US Army's test site for 3D printing on demand. Soldiers here are designing, building, and tweaking drones from digital files, turning raw plastic i ...

The US Army is rewriting the rules of modern warfare. Not in Washington, but on the training grounds of California and the jungles of Hawaii. Newly reorganized units are getting cutting edge drones and counter drone tech.Sometimes just days before they deploy into massive exercises, soldiers are learning, breaking, fixing, and flying all at once. In Hawaii, one unit watched its drone slam into a tree after a battery glitch. Minutes later, it was repaired and back in the fight.Out here, power isn't just equi ...

Industry Trend - Drones are becoming a dominant force in modern warfare [1] - Uncrewed systems present a cost dilemma for militaries [1] Cost Analysis - Drones are significantly cheaper than the defenses designed to counter them [1]

Now joining us to talk about AI in the military and defense is uh Michelle Ga, CEO of the Croc uh Institute uh for tech diplomacy at Purdue University. She's a former assistant secretary of state for global public affairs in the first Trump administration. And um I wish I hadn't had to to uh to read all your notes on this because it's just very concerning uh Michelle at this point.I I mean it could be I guess it's like anything. It's a tool that could be used for immense good, but it it could also in in the ...