In an exclusive interview, Army Secretary Christine Wormuth talks about the impact of drone technology on warfare and civilian life, the challenges of recruiting new soldiers, and the Army's future.
Friday, January 3, 2025 6:55AM In an exclusive interview, Army Secretary Christine Wormuth discussed advancements in drone technology , recruiting challenges and the future of the Army.Wormuth said a lot has been learned from the war in Ukraine. 'Because of surveillance, reconnaissance, space-based capabilities, it's much harder to hide than it used to be,' she explained. 'We knew that intellectually, but we have seen that play out in the real world in Ukraine.
' Wormuth was referring to drone technology, which is moving quickly and changing our world beyond the battlefield. An example happened last week when the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department demonstrated how a drone saved an elderly man. Due to dementia, he was lost in the forest suffering from hyperthermia, but he still put out a heat signature that the drone spotted. That saved his life.'Ukrainians are using them to try to spot Russian formations. The Russians are using drones to drop weapons on Ukrainian soldiers and tanks to kill them,' Wormuth said. That's another big evolution - a tiny drone that for a few hundred dollars can knock out $10 million giants. It's why the secretary says she has to think carefully about how she spends money. She recently visited Southern California companies like AeroVironment, Epirus, Anduril and Shield AI to look for advanced technologies that can either build drones or neutralize them. 'One company, for example, is using high-powered microwaves to basically be able to kill swarms of drones, not just intercepting a single drone at a time, but to be able to fry large numbers of drones all at once,' Wormuth said. 'That kind of capability is going to be critical for the Army.' But her job goes beyond weapons and the battlefield. A key responsibility is recruitmen
DRONE TECHNOLOGY ARMY RECRUITMENT DEFENSE SPENDING FUTURE OF WARFARE CHRISTINE WORMUTH
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