Why the US is losing the drone war

July 6
9 mins

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The US defense industry is struggling to keep up with the revolution in cheap drones vs. expensive reusable military equipment. 

Today on the show, we talk with Stacie Pettyjohn, the director of the Defense Program at the Center for a New American Security on the three big reasons the U.S. is falling behind.

Fact checking by Sierra Juarez.

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