{"id":1794,"date":"2025-08-16T14:53:30","date_gmt":"2025-08-16T14:53:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.logicalware.net\/?p=1794"},"modified":"2025-08-19T19:18:59","modified_gmt":"2025-08-19T19:18:59","slug":"inside-the-us-militarys-quest-for-drone-dominance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.logicalware.net\/index.php\/2025\/08\/16\/inside-the-us-militarys-quest-for-drone-dominance\/","title":{"rendered":"Inside the US military\u2019s quest for \u2018drone dominance\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

INDIANAPOLIS \u2014 Just outside of Indianapolis, the U.S. military <\/a>is loudly building its arsenal.<\/p>\n

NewsNation traveled to the Muscatatuck Training Center with the U.S. Army and Undersecretary of Defense Emil Michael<\/a> for an inside look at the Defense Department’s largest and most realistic training center for the military and law enforcement.<\/p>\n

The training area consists of a sunken city, a hospital and crumbling buildings in order to create what the Army calls the \u201cDisneyland of the warfighter.\u201d<\/p>\n

And these days, it\u2019s all about drones<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cUsually, you deliver a big weapons system to your troop, they read the manuals, they understand how to use them,” Michael said. “Now we’re going to rely on the warfighters to be part of the innovation loop.”<\/p>\n

He added that the military is trying new things when it comes to innovation.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt has to be modular, or it has to be able to change both software and hardware consistently,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

To do so, the Pentagon is turning to some of the biggest and brightest private companies and innovators from the U.S. <\/p>\n

Innovators come to Camp Atterbury in Indiana twice a year to put their technology to the test and potentially earn contracts with the U.S. military.<\/p>\n

\u201cNow we\u2019re up to 7 to 8 people and we\u2019re continuing to grow, so maybe with this recent order we may have to scale a little bit faster,\u201d said Uzi Ibrahim, vice president of strategic operations at Sentien Robotics.<\/p>\n

Practice makes perfect in America’s heartland to stay at the top of the game on the global stage.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou know, when I was in Silicon Valley, there was some hesitance to cooperate with the U.S. military. That is gone,\u201d Michael said. \u201cThose days are over.”<\/p>\n

“We’re trying to open that door wide. So they come in and we’re giving them real-time feedback and giving them quicker ‘Yes’s and quicker ‘No’s,'” he added. “So they go back to their drawing board. If it’s not working, it can work better next time.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

INDIANAPOLIS \u2014 Just outside of Indianapolis, the U.S. military is loudly building its arsenal. NewsNation traveled to the Muscatatuck Training Center with the U.S. Army and Undersecretary of Defense Emil<\/p>\n

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