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Sunday, 08/12/2018 10:29:04 AM

Sunday, August 12, 2018 10:29:04 AM

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Here same FACTS to look forward to from tomorrows $716 billion defense bill signing:

DRUS already has contracts with the government so all this bill does for DRUS is essentially increasing the PRICE and AMAUNT of contracts that we will receive!!!

“• A preliminary review of the Department of Defense’s budget request for FY 2019 finds approximately $9.39 billion in drone-related procurement, research and development, and construction funding, 26 percent more than the FY 2018 request;
• The FY 2019 request contains orders for at least 3,447 new unmanned air, ground, and sea systems, a threefold increase over the FY 2018 request;
• The FY 2019 request also contains orders for 1,618 Switchblade loitering munitions—the largest to date— and 532 other unmanned systems such as aerostats and target drones;
• Compared to the FY 2018 request, Navy funding for unmanned systems increased by approximately $1 billion (38 percent) and Army funding increased by $719 million (73 percent);
• Funding for the Air Force’s MQ-9 Reaper, which remains the single largest drone budget item, grew by over $200 million, from $1.23 billion to $1.44 billion;
• A more than $500 million boost to the Navy’s MQ-25 Stingray research and development program is the single greatest contributor to the overall increase in drone spending;
• The Army and Navy intend to initiate the procurement of new unmanned ground and sea vehicles and have increased funding for the development of larger, more autonomous drones;
• Funding for counter-drone systems—including a shipboard laser—continues to rise, growing by 99 percent to around $1.05 billion;
• The Pentagon has introduced new research programs that address autonomy and artificial intelligence and has boosted funding for Project Maven, an artificial intelligence program, by 81 percent to over $100 million.”

https://dronecenter.bard.edu/files/2018/04/CSD-Drone-Spending-FY19-Web-1.pdf