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Unmanned Systems

Strong U.S. Industrial Base for Small UAS Needed to Counter China, Lord Says

Frank Wolfe

Thursday, September 10th, 2020

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Strong U.S. Industrial Base for Small UAS Needed to Counter China, Lord Says

The Heritage Foundation said that Chinese drones and their supporting applications are secretly collecting sensitive user data. (Getty Images Photo)

Pentagon acquisition chief Ellen Lord highlighted the Defense Innovation Unit's (DIU) Blue sUAS (small unmanned aerial systems) project as a stepping stone toward a stronger U.S. drone industrial base, which she said is needed to counter China's dominance in the sUAS market. "We know that the volume of Chinese small UAS exports will continue to increase unless there's a shift in Chinese dominance in the market share," Lord said in a Heritage Foundation virtual event on Sept. 10. "Furthermore, we…

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