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Army Wants SkyFoundry To Manufacture 10,000 Drones Monthly Within A Year

Army Wants SkyFoundry To Manufacture 10,000 Drones Monthly Within A Year
Pictured is a U.S. Army photo of a combat medic with the 3rd Infantry Division's 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team operating a Skydio X10E4TT drone during the Combined Resolve 25-2 exercise at Hohenfels, Germany on May 17.

The Army’s new program to manufacture its own cheap drones that would be used to help train soldiers in drone warfare is aimed at having the capacity to build 10,000 of the unmanned aircraft a month within a year of receiving funding, which would mark initial operating capability for SkyFoundry, an Army official said last week. Laying the foundation to manufacture at least 120,000 drones per year largely comes down to acquiring the appropriate machinery and training the workforce of…

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