Is US replicating what China’s been doing for a decade with drone plan?
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on September 3, 2023
Unveiling the initiative on Monday, Kathleen Hicks, the deputy defence secretary, said the systems would be fielded in the next two years and were aimed at deterring aggression from Beijing. They would also be “attritable” – referring to attrition warfare that aims to wear down the enemy while maintaining combat power, even when sustaining losses.
Kathleen Hicks, the deputy defence secretary, said the goal was to keep China believing that the cost of attacking was too great to overcome. Photo: EPA-EFE
