Alright, so the Army Secretary Dan Driscoll went on "Face the Nation" and started yapping about a million drones. A million. Give me a break. Is this some kind of sick joke?
He's picturing the Army as the world's biggest drone delivery service, except instead of burritos, they're dropping... what, exactly? On who? He says they're dusting off the jungle school in Panama, too, because apparently, Venezuela is the next big "training opportunity." Right. Because destabilizing another country is exactly what we need right now.
Driscoll's also flapping his gums about how the Army's in charge of counter-drone tech now. Fine, whatever. But then he goes on about meeting outside the White House to figure out how to "take out a drone." You know, the closest person just zaps it. Sounds like a recipe for total chaos. Are we handing out drone-zapping guns to every Tom, Dick, and Harry? What could possibly go wrong?
And this "SkyFoundry" thing? Investing in sensors, motors, and circuit boards? Sounds like another boondoggle for some defense contractor buddies. We're talking about millions of taxpayer dollars funneled into… what, exactly? More surveillance? More weapons? I'm sure that money could be used for, oh I don't know, solving actual problems.
Then Driscoll starts drooling over Ukraine, calling it the "Silicon Valley of warfare." Seriously? People are dying over there, and he's geeking out about the "treasure trove of information" it provides? They used a couple hundred thousand dollars worth of drones to take out almost $10 billion worth of Russian equipment... so far. I'm sure the Ukranians are thrilled about that. What about the human cost, Dan? You can see the full context of his statements in Full transcript of "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," Nov. 16, 2025 - CBS News.
He even name-drops the NYPD and the Sheriff's Association, talking about drones at NFL games, the Olympics, and the World Cup. So now we can't even watch a football game without worrying about getting caught in some counter-drone crossfire? Thanks, guys.
Oh, and let's not forget the shutdown. Driscoll himself admits it's a disaster for Army families. But hey, at least we're buying a million drones, right? Priorities, people. Priorities.
Driscoll calls drones "flying IEDs" that are cheap and 3D-printable. Okay, I get the threat. But the solution isn't just throwing money at more tech. It's about addressing the root causes of why people want to fly those "flying IEDs" in the first place! But offcourse, that's too complicated for a soundbite, isn't it?
And this layered defense he's talking about – radar jamming, net guns… It all sounds like something out of a bad sci-fi movie. I'm picturing some poor sap with a net gun trying to take down a swarm of drones while dodging laser beams. It's absurd.
Honestly, it all feels like another tech bro's fantasy – a shiny, expensive solution to a problem that's way more complex than they want to admit.
I don't know. Maybe I'm just being cynical. Maybe Driscoll actually has a plan. But let's be real: This sounds like just another way to line the pockets of defense contractors and turn our country into a surveillance state. And honestly, at this point, I'm just tired of it.
