Trump Wants More Spent on UAS

The White House has just published this Letter from the President to the House Committee on Financial Services and the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: 

Dear Madam Chairwoman:    (Dear Mr. Chairman)

In accordance with section 303(a)(6)(A) of the Defense Production Act of 1950, as amended (the “Act”) (50 U.S.C. 4533(a)(6)(A)), I transmit herewith notice of a shortfall in the defense industrial base relating to production capability for small unmanned aerial systems and of action to remedy that shortfall.  The Department of Defense will take actions to develop and purchase equipment and materials needed for creating, maintaining, protecting, and expanding production capability for small unmanned aerial systems.

I have also included my determination required pursuant to section 303(a)(5) of the Act.  These proposed initiatives are essential to the national defense.

Sincerely,

DONALD J. TRUMP

Source: Press Release

One comment

  1. Ok so in 10 years we will have invented the DJI Phantom 4 with military grade encryption and stealth capabilities. But they will cost $50,000 each and we will have to recruit from a nation of pot heads to fly them.

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