No money, no problem: Army unit making its own drones

No money, no problem: Army unit making its own drones

FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. — With limited resources and funds, an Army unit is looking to make its own drones at a fraction of the cost of commercially available systems procured through traditional acquisition processes. The service is drawing key lessons from Ukraine, where unmanned aerial systems have been ubiquitous on the battlefield. The Army is now looking for more expendable platforms, a marked change from the past where soldiers were discipline…