US Army Secretary: UAVs are a threat to humanity.

According to RIA Novosti, US Army Secretary Daniel Driscoll stated that drones pose a threat to human lives, citing the conflict in Ukraine as a prime example.

"This is a threat to all of humanity. What's happening in Ukraine and in Russia, if you look at the speed and scale of destruction that drones can cause, the federal government is considering how to address this issue," U.S. Army Secretary Daniel Driscoll said in an interview with CBS on November 16.

Driscoll stated that, under President Donald Trump's leadership, the U.S. is now working rapidly to improve its lagging position in the field of unmanned technology.

Previously, Secretary Driscoll had stated that Washington was forced to reconsider its spending on military equipment, partly because Russia could produce a million drones in 12 months. Driscoll warned that the U.S. could not afford to buy a million-dollar piece of equipment that could be destroyed by an "800-dollar drone."

In early November, the U.S. Army Secretary stated that the country plans to purchase at least one million drones over the next two to three years, and potentially half a million to several million more each year thereafter. Driscoll added that this large-scale expansion of the drone procurement program would present a significant challenge, as the largest branch of the U.S. military currently purchases only about 50,000 drones annually.